Food Flashcards
What materials were used for cooking utensils?
Iron
Cooking utensils were made of iron.
How were bowls and crocks made?
From clay and baked
Bowls and crocks were made from clay and baked.
What did the Indian community use to preserve fruit?
Drying
They would dry peaches and apples as a method of preservation.
What were some foods made from corn?
- Sofkey
- Cold flour
- Blue dumplings
- Hickory nut sofkey
- Sour corn bread
- Green roasting ear bread
These are various foods made from corn.
What was done with peanuts when they were big enough to eat?
Boiled until tender
Peanuts were boiled until tender and then eaten with salt.
How were sweet potatoes prepared in winter?
Roasted in hot ashes
Sweet potatoes were roasted in hot ashes in their fireplaces.
What is sofkey?
A dish that some prefer when soured
Sofkey is sometimes preferred when it has soured.
What is ossafka?
A soup made entirely of corn
Ossafka is a soup made entirely of corn.
What is obuskee?
A soup made entirely of green corn
Obuskee is a soup made entirely of green corn.
What is hickory bread made from?
Ground hickory nuts
Hickory bread is made entirely of ground hickory nuts.
What is tuk-a-lege-tuxey?
A sour-meal bread
Tuk-a-lege-tuxey is a type of sour-meal bread.
How was a specific type of biscuit made?
Rolled in flour and fried in hot grease
This biscuit was cut into shape and fried, resembling present-day donuts.
What are hup-tup-ke?
Batter of cornmeal with meat rolled in cornmeal
Hup-tup-ke is made from a batter of cornmeal and small bits of meat, cooked in ashes.
True or False: The Indian community had to wish for food in the past.
False
They did not have to wish for anything to eat.
