Hopi Cookery/Juanita Tiger Kavena 1980

Sweet Corn Pudding (Pikami)

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
50


INGREDIENTS:
2 cups ground sprouted wheat 30 cups finely ground white or yellow cornmeal 16 cups boiling water
4 cups (approximately) sugar or honey, if desired



1 Sprout 6 cups of wheat until the shoots are 1 to 1-1/2 inches tall. Spread the sprouted wheat out to dry and grind it fine. This should yield approximately 2 cups of ground sprouted wheat. (Extra wheat can be stored in a jar for later use.)
2 Mix 2 cups of ground sprouted wheat with 30 cups of cornmeal.
3 Add approximately 16 cups of boiling water to make a heavy batter, and stir with a stirring stick until smooth.
4 Add sugar to taste and mix well.
5 Line a 10-quart container with pudding mixture.
6 Fill the container with pudding mixture.
7 Cover pudding with wet corn husks and aluminum foil, then put the lid on the container.
8 Lower pudding into preheated pudding pit and cover with pit cover. Seal the pit with wet mud.
9 Bake eight to ten hours or overnight in the pit of hot coals.
10 Early the next morning, open the pit carefully and stir the pudding.
11 Dip pudding out and serve warm with stew for breakfast.

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