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Recently while trying to straighten up my many cookbooks, I found an old one I didn’t remember having. It is a centennial cookbook written in 1961 to celebrate the 100th birthday of the state of Kansas. It was published by the American Association of University Women in Manhattan, Kansas and had lots of interesting information in it. They compiled the book using the nationalities and cultures that were brought to the untamed prairies. The recipes are from Indians, French, British Isles, German, Scandinavian, Central European, Negro, Mexican, Italian, and American pioneers. I thought I would give you two recipes from each group . One might be a little questionable about use today and one that we are still using today.
The first group is the American Indian. The first white man to make contact with the Indians in Kansas was Coronado looking for the fabulous city of gold. The Indians told him this land was known as “Quivira”. This became the Spanish word for Kansas.
In 1673 a French missionary, Father Marquette, made a map on which he located a “Kansa” Indian village. The surrounding territory became know as the land of the “Kansas”. Over 100 different spellings have been found for this in old writings. A few are Canza, Quansa, Kaw and Kantha.
These people were not rich but they had plenty of food with corn, beans, squash, fish and small game. The buffalo also provided them with food, clothing, fuel and shelter. They prepared their food by roasting over hot coals, baking in hot ashes, frying in hot fat and boiling in water heated by dropping hot coals in the water. Here are the two recipes I chose from the Indian recipes.
Cure for Snake Bite (Hopefully no one will need to use it.)
Simmer cockle-burr leaves in water until tender and apply to the wound. Drink a half cup of the water in which the leaves were boiled.
Hubbard Squash
Peel a Hubbard squash and cut into small pieces. Place it in a heavy pan which has been greased well both bottom and sides. Add ½ cup cold water and steam for 10 to 15 minutes. At this time add ¼ cup brown sugar and steam 5 minutes longer. Butter may be added, but the Indians did not use it. Enjoy!!