Intertribal Life Newspaper -

This Abenaki food writer Dale Carson's recipe from her New Native American Cooking (Random House, 1996). The majority of the food words in the book are in the Wampanoag language. The Wampanoag are often referred to as the "Thanksgiving Indians." The "good to eat" squash here is the yummy and readily available butternut.

1 medium onion

2 tbsp. butter

1 large butternut squash, seeded, roasted and scrapped from skin

2 cups or more chicken stock

1 cup sweet apple cider (my note: that's the murky looking stuff)

1 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. curry powder

Salt and fresh black pepper to taste

2 tbsp. heavy...