BOAS] RECIPES 387 
by the side of the fire; | and she puts the heated codfish on it. Then 11 
she takes | thin cedar-sticks and scrapes off the scales, for | they are 
all loose. When they are all off, she takes a wedge, | and she also 
takes fire-wood and puts it down by the place where she is sitting. || 
Then she takes the scraped codfish and | puts it down on the belly- 15 
side, holding the head of the fish. Then she takes the | wedge and 
beats it, and she only stops beating it when | the body of the cod- 
fish is really soft. | The reason why they beat it is that the meat 
comes off at once from the || bones when it is cooked; and they just 20 
pick out the bones when it is | done, and only the meat is left in the | 
kettle. As soon as (the woman) has finished 
scraping the body, she takes her | fish-knife’ 
and cuts the body crosswise, in this manner: 
After | she has finished cutting crosswise, she 
takes the kettle and pours || water into it until it is half full. 25 
Then she takes the scraped codfish, | bends it, and puts it into the 
kettle on the fire. | As soon as it begins to boil, the woman takes 
her tongs | and stirs what she is cooking. At once | the meat 
comes off from the bones. Then she lifts (the bones) out of the 
water || and throws them into the fire. Only the head is not | 30 
taken out. As soon as all the bones are out, she takes a | long- 
lafmé’sé yagtidzo’tsa L!ex'i’dekwé né’ts!é Jaq. Wi, la &x°é’dxa 11 
wi/ltowé k!wa‘xia’wa qa‘s kéxa’/lés la’x gd’brtas, qaxs la’é 
‘witla la k'lina’ta. Wa, g:i/l'mésé ‘witlaxs la/é ix*é/dxa LE/mg-a- 
yowée. Wi, la’xaa 4x‘é’dxa lmqwa’ qa‘s kat !a’lilés la’xés k!waé’/- 
lasé. Wi, la’xaa Ax‘@/dxa la k‘!é’xidek® né’ts!afya. Wa, la 15 
k'!0’talaxs la’é da’tax x’d’msas, yix hé’x'tla‘yas. Wé4, la &x‘é’dxa 
LE/mg’ayowe qa‘s t!Elxwi’tés aq. Wai, a/l*mésé gwal t!n’/lxwaqéxs 
la’é A’lak lala la tn’nt!édé 6’k!wina‘yasa né’ts!atyé. Wa, hé’em 
la’g-itas t!n’lxwétaq qa hé’x‘ida‘mésé la’wéeda q!n/mlaleé la’xa 
xa’qaxs la’é L!d’pa. Wa, 4’*mésé la k!we’tistalayuwéda xa’qaxs 20 
la’e L!0’pa. Wa, 4’*mésé la lé’x-ama q!e’mlalé la gé’‘stila la’xa 
hi/nx‘Lanowe. Wa, gi’lfmésé gwal k-é’xétaqéxs la’é axe’dxés gul- 
ts!n’mé. Wi, la qaté’t!édeqg’a gwii/lég'a (fig.). Wa, gi’ltmésé gwat 
qatétaqéxs la’é &x°é/dxa hi/nxtanowe. Wa, la gitixts!o’tsa 
fwa’pée laq qa negofyaé’lés. Wi, la ix‘e’dxa qaté’dekwe né’ts!a- 25 
‘ya qa gwa’naxts!odés lag. Wa, la hi’nxLents 1la’xés lngwi'lé. 
Wa, gi’lfmésé medn/lx‘widexs la’éda ts!eda’qé &x‘é’dxés k:!ip- 
La/la qa‘s xwe’t!lédés 1a’xés ha‘mé’x’silase‘wé. Wa, hé’x*ida- 
‘mésé lawi’yéda q!n’mlalé Ja’xa xa/qé. Wai, la k!we’tii‘stalaq 
qa‘s ts!exLa’léq la’xés lmewi'lé. Wa, ié’x'a‘mésa hé’x't!atyé k'!és 30 
ixtwii‘sta’/nos. Wa, gi’lfmésé ‘witlawéda xa’qaxs la’é &x‘e/dxa 
