Hopi Cookery/Juanita Tiger Kavena 1980

Mumuozpiki

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
4


INGREDIENTS:
2 heaping teaspoons chamisa ash 4 tablespoons boiling water 1 cup coarse-ground blue cornmeal
1/2 cup boiling water



1 Mix chamisa ash with 4 tablespoons of boiling water and set aside.
2 Mix cornmeal with 1/2 cup of boiling water.
3 Strain ash water through cheesecloth into cornmeal mixture until mixture turns blue (too much will make mixture turn green).
4 When mixture cools, knead it for three minutes.
5 Break off dough, a tablespoon at a time, and squeeze it tightly in hand to shape it.
6 Drop shaped rolls into a quart of boiling water and simmer for ten minutes.

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