Huckleberry Fritters 2 cups huckleberries or blueberries 3 cups unbleached flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 3 eggs 1/2 cup water Oil (for deep frying) Wash berries and allow to drain well. Sift dry ingredients together ...

Huckleberry-Honey Cake This is a wonderful Cherokee recipe. Blueberries may be substituted for the huckleberries. 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup honey 3 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup milk 1 1/2 cups plus 1 tablespoon unbleached ...

Kneel Down Bread (Navajo Tamales) 7 ears fresh corn 2 tablespoons lard or shortening 1 cup water Salt, to taste Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Scrape corn kernels from cob with a sharp knife, reserving husks. Grind kernels in a blender and transfer ...

Leaf Bread The Iroquois make this from green corn. It is really more of a vegetable than a bread. 6 ears fresh sweet corn 1 to 3 tablespoons cornmeal (optional) Salt and ground pepper Melted butter Shuck corn, reserving husks. Holding corn cobs ...

Maple Popcorn Balls This is an old Algonquian treat — the original Cracker Jack. 1/4 cup popping corn 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 cup maple syrup 1 1/2 teaspoons butter Pop corn according to package directions. Season with salt, if desired. Heat ...

Maple Sugar Smoked Fish To smoke fish, Native Americans constructed a tepee made of crossed sticks covered with birch bark. Fish were hung, head down, from the top of the tepee over a smoky wood fire built in a bucket or kettle below. Canvas can be ...

Maple Syrup Candy This is called maple "snow candy" in Vermont. It is an early Eastern Woodland Native American treat. After the syrup had been boiled to the proper consistency, it was drizzled onto the snow and left to harden. 1 1/2 ...

Native American Pudding 4 cups milk 1 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup butter 2/3 cup cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 1/2 cups raisins or dried currants Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Butter a 2-quart casserole. In a saucepan, ...

Native American Tacos 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound ground beef 4 cloves garlic 1/2 teaspoon whole cumin 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano 2 to 3 tablespoons New Mexico chile powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 3 cups Frijoles de Olla, drained 4 Navajo ...

Navajo Bread 2 cups all-purpose flour, not sifted 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Lard and water Mix dry ingredients and add 1/2 cup warm water. Make soft dough consistency. Work and knead out air bubbles. Slap to make flat ...