Hopi Cookery/Juanita Tiger Kavena 1980

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Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
8


INGREDIENTS:
5 rounded tablespoons chamisa or other cooking ash 1-1/2 cups boiling water 1 cup finely ground blue cornmeal
3/4 cup granulated sugar 4 cups boiling water ALSO: 30 corn husks that have been soaked in very hot water for ten to fifteen minutes



1 Mix ashes with 1-1/2 cups of boiling water and set aside.
2 Measure cornmeal and sugar into a bowl.
3 Add 4 cups of boiling water to dry ingredients, stirring constantly.
4 Pour a cup or more of ash water through a strainer into dough, until dough is distinctly blue in color.
5 Put 2 heaping tablespoons of dough on each corn husk and fold husks around dough, sides first and then ends. Secure with strings made from corn husks.
6 Drop husk-wrapped dough into a large pot of boiling water. Cover and simmer for twenty to twenty-five minutes, and drain.

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