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17 the roots back into it | and pours some more clean water on them, 
Then she stirs them again with her | hands, and again she changes 
the water that she poured on last. | Now the roots are white when they 
20 have been washed. || She pours some water into the kettle until it is 
half full. | Then she puts it on the fire; and when the water begins to 
boil, | she takes up the dish with the roots and | pours them into the 
boiling water in the kettle in which the roots are to be cooked. | 
25 When they are all in, she lets them boil. || She takes a cedar-stick and 
stirs them; and when | they have boiled to pieces, she takes the 
kettle off of the fire, for they are done. ‘Then she | takes oil and 
pours much of it on the roots. She takes her | spoon and stirs (the 
roots) so that the oil | and the water and the boiled roots are all 
30 mixed. After || stirrmg them, she takes spoons and distributes them 
among | the guests who are to eat the boiled roots. She puts the | 
kettle in which they were boiled in front of the guests, and | they 
begin to eat with the spoons out of the kettle. After | eating, they 
35 drink a little water. That is all about this. || This kind of cooking 
is used for inviting many tribes. | — | 
1 Rawand Baked Erythronium (1).—Some | women and men eat the 
roots raw when it is a hot day, for | the Erythronium-roots are cool 
16 gilfmésé la égigeaxs laé xwélaqa golts!otsa xaasx'ent!é liq. Wa, 
laxaé gtiq!eqasa éx‘stowe ‘wap laq. Wa, laxaé golg-Elgésés 
efeyasowe laq. Wa, la‘mé Llayodrq laxéq yisu ale giiq!egems 
‘wapa. Wa, la‘mé 1a ‘mel*melsgema x‘aasx‘ent!ixs laé tslokwa. 
20 Wi, li gtixts!otsa ‘wapé laxa hinxLanowé qa nrgoyoxsdaliséxa 
‘wapaxs laé hinx‘Lents laxés Imgwilé. Wi, g‘ilfmésé medelx- 
‘widexs laé k-ag‘ilitxa loq!wé la gits!nwatsa x‘fasx’'Ent!é qga‘s li 
gtxstEnts laxa la marmdrlqtlaxa x‘aasx-Ent!Eg ilats!€ hinx-La- 
nowa. Wai, gilfmésé ‘witlastaxs laé wax'dzila mapmdelqitila. 
25 Wa, la &x‘édxa k!watxLawe qa‘s xwétés laq. Wa, gilfmésé xfs‘ 
dexs laé hanx's‘endrq laxés Imgwile qaxs Imfmaé Llopa. Wa, li 
axfédxa Liéna qa’s k!tiq!eqésa q!enemé lag. Wi, li &x‘@dxés 
keats!enaqé qafs xwétledés laq qa Alak !alisé lelgowa 1!éna 
LEewa ‘wapaliis LO‘ma xdsa x‘dasx‘ent!a. Wa, gvilfmésé gwal 
xwétaq laé ixtédxa k-akrts!enaqé qa‘s ts!ewanaésés laxés x‘aas- 
x'Entg’OtLaxa hanx*Laakwé x‘aasx’Ent!a. Wa, 4fmisé hinx-dza- 
molitasa x‘aasx’Enté€lats!@ hinx'Lanowa laxa Lélanemée. Wai, 
laxdafxweé ‘yos‘wtilts!élaq laxa hinxLanowé. Wai, gilf’mésé gwa- 
lexs laé xan!ex“id nax‘idxa ‘wapé. Wa, lazm gwal laxéq. Wi, 
35 laemxaé Lélalayoxa q!énemé lélqwilaatya hé gwekwé hisméx’si- 
laénafyaq. , 
1 Raw and Baked Erythronium (1).—Wii, la‘mésia k:!elx’k:!ax'sd’sa 
wadkwe ts!édaqa Le‘wa bebrgwanEma, yixs ts!elqwaéda ‘nala qaxs 
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