Native Cooking
Last updated 11/4/2019 at 12:39pm
Brown Wusswaquatomineug (Walnut) Bread
Walnuts, both black walnuts and butternuts, were prized by the Narragansetts in the Northeast for their oils. While growing, the black walnut is covered with a green pulp that turns black soon after it drops off the tree. The black pulp is used as a dye for plant fabrics and leather. The nuts themselves are valuable foodstuffs.
2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 3/4 cups white flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups sour milk*
1/2 cup molasses
1/3 cup honey
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange...
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