Boas] RECIPES 549 
inside when they are eaten raw,and they have a | milky taste. That 
is the only time when it is thus eaten. That is all || about this. 5 
(2). There is another way. of preparing them, when they are baked 
in | hot ashes. The Erythronium-roots which are baked in ashes are 
not washed. | The woman takes her tongs and | digs a hole under the 
side-pieces of her fire. When || the hole is deep enough, she takes a 1 
handful of roots and puts them | into the hole. When they are 
nearly level with the top of the | hole, she takes her tongs and | 
covers them with ashes. She does not leave them there very long, 
before | she uncovers them. with her tongs and takes them out. 
Then she puts them down by the side of the fire. || When all those 
that have been buried in the ashes have been taken out, she takes her 
oil-dish | and pours some oil into it, and places it in front of the one 
who is going to eat the | baked roots. She puts the baked | roots 
on a mat, from which they are to be eaten; and she spreads (the mat) | 
in front of the one who is to eat (the roots) and puts them on it. 
Then he takes the roots, || rubs off with his thumb the ashes that are 2 
sticking to them, and, | after doing so, he dips them into oil and puts 
them into his mouth. | He continues doing so while he is eating the 
baked | roots. After that, he drinks water; and | after drinking, he 
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‘wiidaqaéda x‘aasx‘ent!ixs q!emkwasE*waaxs k:lelxaé. Wa, la 3 
dzeEmx"p!a. Wa, la‘mé Jéx‘arm q!emkwax'demq. WaA, larm gwat 
laxéq. 5 
(2). Wi, g'atmés ‘nemx“idala gwég-ilaseq yixs dzamésasE‘waé laxa 
tstelqwa gitnetya. Wa, la k-léstal ts!oxwase‘wéda x‘aasx‘Ent !iixs 
dzamédzekwaé lixa gtitnatyé. Wa, hé‘em 4x‘étsd‘sés ts!ésiala qa‘s 
‘laplaliséxa Awabffyasa k‘Adenwa‘yasés legwilé. Wa, g-ilfmésé 
wiinqElé ‘lapafyaseéxs laé k:!ax*‘id laxa x‘aasx'Ent!6 qa‘s k-!ats!odés 1 
laxés ‘lapatyé. Wa, gil'mésé Elaq ‘nemak'rya LE‘wa €wanéqwaseés 
‘lapafya Oktiyafyas. x‘aasx‘Entlixs Jaé &x‘édxés ts!éstala qa‘s 
dzemk‘ryindésa gii‘natyé laq. Wa, k!ést!@ alarm gaésExs laé 
lot !@édeq yisa tsl!ésrala qats k-lagvalileléq laxa ondlisasa Ingwilé. 
Wa, gilfmésé ‘witloqilisa lax dzamédzasaq laé &x*édxés ts!ebats!@ 1 
qafs kitints!odésa wiéna laq. Wi, li k’g-imlitas laxés x‘aas- 
x'EntgdtLaxa dzamédzekwé x‘aasx‘ent!a. Wa, li k ladzatsa dza- 
médzekwé x‘aasx‘Ent! laxa ha‘madzowé lé*watya qa‘s LEpdzam6- 
lites la k-ladz4yaats. Wa, li dax-fid laxa x‘aasxEnt!é qa‘s 
déwiléxa gtiinafyé k!wek!titseméq yises qoma. Wa, g-il‘mésé 
gwatexs laé ts!eplits laxa Lléna qa‘s ts!oq!tisés laxés sEmsé. 
Wii, Ax‘siitmése hé gwégvileoxs laé x‘aasx'entgExa dzamédzEkw6 
x‘aasx’Ent!a. Wa, gilfmésé gwatexs laé nax‘idxa ‘wapé. Wa, 
gilfmése gwal naqaxs laé himsgemd laxa ‘wapé qa‘s himx-ts!a- 
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