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Post by blackcrowheart on Jan 21, 2008 11:29:55 GMT -5
Green Corn Leaf Bread According to Chief Gibson, the leaves are sometimes folded on the midrib, then doubled over at each end to form an oblong envelope or pocket some 4 or 5 inches long. This is filled with green corn scraped from the cob with a knife or the deer's jaw scraper. Another envelope a little longer is slipped over the first so as to make a closed package, which is tied once around the middle with basswood bark. The corn is frequently pounded to a paste in the mortar before using, though this is considered unnecessary when the scraper is employed. The packages are cooked for about three-quarters of an hour. Another method of making into packages was given by a Tonawanda Seneca. This consisted of filling a small quantity of the past to a corn leaf bent double, then covering it around in the same way with other leaves, a sufficient number being used to prevent the contents from escaping. A string of bark is then wrapped several times around the leaves just above the ball of past and tied. Cooked and shelled green beans are often added to the paste. Berries are used for the same purpose; also apples cut up small; or meat, such as that of the deer. (W)
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