Bannock
Name 2 ingredients used to make bannock.
Water, flour, and fat.
What area of Canada is the blueberry grunt popular in?
Atlantic Canada / Eastern Canada
What type of meat did the Haudenosaunee tribe use maple sap to cook?
Venison (deer)
Where was pouding chômeur first made?
What vegetable do each of the sisters represent?
Little sister - bean
Middle sister - squash
Eldest sister - corn
When they were moved onto reserves, the government supplied them with basic things such as lard, sugar, and eggs, which were used for bannock. Making bannock became an important practice for rationing.
What is one version of the origin story of the blueberry grunt?
1. It was first made by early colonial settlers as an adaption of the British steamed pudding using local ingredients.
2. It originated as a form of Acadian "forage food".
What did the Anishinaabe tribe call the time when maple sap was collected?
Maple moon or sugar month
Why did people start making the pudding?
The decline in the economy during the Depression meant that people had less money and had to use common ingredients to cook.
What time of the year is the soup made?
During the harvest ceremony in August/early September
Name one way bannock was cooked by the First Nations Peoples.
1. They rolled the dough in sand then pit-cooked it.
2. They baked the dough in clay or rock ovens.
3. They wrapped the dough around hardwood sticks and rested them over an open fire.
What is another name for the blueberry grunt?
Slump
Who learned to make maple syrup from the Indigenous Peoples?
French settlers
What was the dish first made with?
Stale bread covered in brown sugar syrup
What nation does the recipe come from?
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nation