Post by blackcrowheart on Feb 17, 2006 8:37:21 GMT -5
Corn, beans and squash - An enduring trinity
© Indian Country Today February 14, 2006. All Rights Reserved
Posted: February 14, 2006
by: Jean Johnson / Indian Country Today
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Long before the Pilgrims sailed into Plymouth harbor,
tribes living in what today is called Arizona developed a distinctive
cuisine around corn, beans and squash. It was corn, believed to be the
ultimate source of life, that dominated. The earliest cultivars came in
an array of colors - red, yellow, white, and blue so dark and inky it
matched the night skies hovering above the pueblo rooftops. Both the
Anasazi - dry farmers par excellence - and tribes in the southern part
of the state that developed irrigation produced ample harvests that
allowed the development of an impressive cuisine.
Story @:http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096412457
© Indian Country Today February 14, 2006. All Rights Reserved
Posted: February 14, 2006
by: Jean Johnson / Indian Country Today
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Long before the Pilgrims sailed into Plymouth harbor,
tribes living in what today is called Arizona developed a distinctive
cuisine around corn, beans and squash. It was corn, believed to be the
ultimate source of life, that dominated. The earliest cultivars came in
an array of colors - red, yellow, white, and blue so dark and inky it
matched the night skies hovering above the pueblo rooftops. Both the
Anasazi - dry farmers par excellence - and tribes in the southern part
of the state that developed irrigation produced ample harvests that
allowed the development of an impressive cuisine.
Story @:http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096412457