re: Native American cookbooks

[Guest guest]

sorry, i'm behind in my digest reading, but yes, cna, (i'm a cna,

too) www.amazon.com is a great place to find Native American

Cookbooks. I went there to make sure and had to leave quickly before

i spent more money than i wanted to. there are even some for under

$10. and a pop-up window came up while i was there that said buy four

books and get shipping free on three so now'd be the time to stock

up. I don't actually own any of the ones they had there, but i've

read other cooking books by E. Barrie Kavasch that are authentic

(authentic is what you're looking for because otherwise they

substitute the wheat flour and milk in recipes to appeal to our

western taste buds). Three others that looked pretty good were South

West Indian Cooking, The Art of American Indian Cooking, and Spirit

of the Harvest.

some simple recipes i've got are

bake sweet potatoes 1 hour in a 400degree oven and top with nut

butter.

slice 6 carrots and steam til tender (they would've used wild carrots

or Queen Anne's Lace, but i bit into one when i was a kid and would

not eat another unless it was the only thing between me and

starvation, maybe). Simmer carrots in 3T. nut butter, 3T maple

syrup, and 1/2 t ground ginger (not Native American, but that's what

it says) until liquid is reduced and carrots are glazed by sauce.

chippewabannock

1 1/2c white cornmeal

1/2c water

4T hazelnut oil

4T maple syrup

1/2 t salt (optional)

3-4T oil for frying

mix all but cooking oil. heat 2T cooking oil in lg skillet over med-

hi heat. Drop batter by T. into oil. Flatten w/ spatula and fry

cakes til crisp and brown on both sides. Add more oil as needed.

Serves four-six.

strawberry mush (breakfast)

2 cups dried white corn

3 1/2c boiling water

1/2-1c maple syrup

1c strawberries

parch corn on cookie sheet in oven--single layer, 350degrees, 10-15

min. you may hear the corn start to pop. It will turn brown. Let

cool, then grind. Add corn flour/meal to the BOILING water. Cook

til all lumps have been stirred out, about 10-15 min. Add

strawberries or any other berries, and maple syrup.

corn soup (Iroquois) easy, but time consuming, do this on a weekend

you're bored

1 qt dried white corn

3T baking soda

boil corn and b.soda in water for 3 hours. then wash corn several

times til clear. add washed corn to about

two quarts/liters of water (i like to use safe chicken broth for 1

quart),

two pounds cut up meat, they now usually make it with salt pork for

flavor, i use ham, chicken, venison, etc

1/2c dried kidney beans

and cook for 3 more hours. i confess to adding

salt (2 t) and

herbs (1 t each garlic, parsley, and whatever else i feel like

tossing in) to this, but the recipe doesn't call for it.

Oh, and about essiac/Ojibwa tea? I buy capsules of E-Tea from

Natures Sunshine (www.naturessunshine.com ), pull them apart and

sprinkle it on everyone's meat or in a stove top main dish the last 5-

10 min of cooking (any longer and the medicinal value of the herbs

are lost). they're not strong tasting herbs, and that solves my 'how

do i get this down my kid?' problem.

luv and back to lurking,

katm0mdu and her motley (but recovering) krew