Recipes are a form of history and education. For my purposes, recipes and remedies include a set of directions written out to create a formula for food or for a mixture/combination that has a useful purpose. Recipes can be found in letters, in home recipe boxes, in books, and on the internet. Many recipes hold traditional value or culturally specific beliefs that are passed on from generation to generation. See below for some of the recipes I’d like to share!
Indigenous Cold Remedy:
Mix pine gum, 3/4 cup of whiskey and 1 cup of maple syrup. Take 1 spoonful 3 times a day.
Indigenous Sore Stomach Recipe:
Drink a tea made from plantain seeds or flaxseeds.
Indigenous Cut Remedy:
Boil a marigold stalk in water. Apply as a compress.
Indigenous Sore Throat Recipe:
Boil 1 pint of salted water with 1 teaspoon of vinegar. Gargle.
Ancient Greek Honey Pancakes:
1 cup flour
1 cup water
2 tbsp honey
Olive Oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds
Mix the flour, water and 1 tbsp honey to form the batter. Heat some olive oil in a pan and add ¼ of the batter to the pan. When the mixture thickens, turn it 2 or 3 times until it is golden on both sides. Make 3 more pancakes with the rest of the batter. Serve with honey and sprinkle sesame seeds.
My Family’s Traditional Holiday Recipe: Almond Roca
Line a cookie sheet with Graham Crackers. Melt 1 cup butter in a pan over the stove. Add 1 cup brown sugar and 2-3 tbsp. whipping cream. Bring to a boil for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and add 1 pkg. flaked almonds. Pour over graham crackers and bake at 350 degrees until bubbling. Remove and sprinkle with chocolate chips – use a knife to spread chocolate as it melts. Cook and cut into squares, then triangles.