| Cherokee Sweet Potato Bread
1 quart of cornmeal or (1/2 qt. meal and 1/2 qt. flour) 1 teaspoon of soda 3 cups of diced sweet potatoes 12 corn blades
Mix cornmeal, soda and potatoes with enough boiling water to make a stiff dough. Knead well to make firm bread. Wash corn blades and scald them in hot water. Put dough on large end of blades and be sure all sides are covered with blade and tie end of blade in a loop. Drop bread in boiling water. Boil 45 minutes. |
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