Canku Ota - Novermber 17, 2001 - Native American Plant Gifts to the World







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	Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	November 17, 2001 - Issue 49


	Native American Plant Gifts to the World
	by Vicki Lockard
	We eat more Native American foods today than foods from any other continent. Consider these Native foods and meals:

	Corn (maize): Grits, Popcorn, Hominy, Chips, Bread, Succotash, Tortillas, Syrup, Hush puppies ... CORN-ON-THE-COB

	Potato: Chips, French Fries, Mashed, Baked, Boiled, Hash Browns Sweet Potato

	Squash

	Beans: Kidney, Butter, Snap, String, Lima, Navy, Pole, Pinto

	Berry (47 kinds of Native berries have been identified): Blueberry, Elderberry, Gooseberry, Blackberry, Strawberry, Cranberry

	Avocado: Guacamole

	Nuts: Hickory, Brazil, Black Walnut, Butternut, Sunflower, Peanut, Pecan, Cashew

	Tomato: Spaghetti Sauce, Salsa, Juice ... PIZZA SAUCE

	Desserts: Cocoa/Chocolate, Tapioca, Pawpaw/Custard, Maple Sugar and Syrup

	Seasonings: Paprika, Vanilla, Wintergreen, Allspice, Cayenne, Chili Peppers

	Fruits: Apples, Pineapple, Passion fruit/Maysop, Papaya

	Peppers: Bell Pepper, Banana Pepper, Sweet Pepper

AND, don't forget about all of the medicines that Native American plants have made possible.