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(the woman) thinks that the | water passes a little more than half 
the height of the lily-bulbs in the small kettle, she puts it on the | 
fire. She does not leave it there a long time boiling, before | she 
takes it off of the fire. She takes off the covering, and | takes her 
small dish, which she brings and puts down, and also her oil and her | 
spoon. Then she takes the spoon and dips it into the | boiled lily- 
bulbs. Then she drains off the liquid; || and when all the liquid has 
run out, she pours (the bulbs) into a small dish, | and continues doing 
this with the others; and when they have | all been put into small 
dishes, she presses them with the back of the spoon, | until they are 
mashed; and when they are mashed, they are | like wet flour, she takes 
oil and pours it || in. There is much oil on them. After doing so, 
she eats with the | spoon. Now she does in the same way as | I 
said before. Lily-bulbs are never baked in ashes, for | they are very 
soft when cooked. That is all. | 
Elderberry Cakes.—Now I will talk about the || eating of elder- 
berry-cakes. When winter comes, and when | the tribe of the owner 
of elderberry-cakes have a winter dance, (the owner) invites his | 
tribe at noon; for elderberry-cakes must not be eaten in the | morning, 
because they give stomach-ache. Therefore they just invite | those 
who are to eat the elderberries when they think that the people have 
fwape lax ‘walalaasasa x*dktimé laxa ha‘nemaxs laé hinx’LEnts laxés 
Inewile. Wa, li k és dlanm hélq!alaq gég-ilit mapmdelqtlaxs laé 
hinx'sendrgq laxés legwilé. Wa, li nasodex naskya‘yas. Wi, la 
ix*édxa lilogtimé qa‘s g'Axé k‘ag‘alitas. Wii, hé*misLés L!éna LE‘wis 
k-ats!pnaqé. Wi, li dax-‘idxa k-ats!enaqé@ qa‘s tséx-idés laxa 
hinx'Laakwé x‘dktima. Wai, li x-ats!lalaq qa ‘witlawés ‘wapaga‘yas. 
Wa, gilfmésé ‘witlawé ‘wapagafyaséxs laé tséts!ots laxa lalogimé. 
Wii, Ax"siifmésé hé gwégrilaxa waodk*. Wi, g:il’mésé ‘wiflaxs laé 
éwilts!4 laxa talogiimé. Wa, la L!emktlgés Oxrityasés k-ats!mnaqé 
laq qa qhweq!tlts!és. Wa, g-ilfmésé ‘witla la q!wékwaxs laé yo 
gwéx'sa genk‘ax qtxa. Wa, li ax‘édxa Liléna qa‘s k!tinqg!Eqgés 
laq. Wa, larm q!éqxa Lléna. Wii, gilfmésé gwatnxs laé ‘yds‘itsés 
k-atstenaqé laq. Wi, Atmesé la nak-emg-iltewex gwég-ilasasa 
gilxden waldpma. Wai, li k:-!és dzamésaso® laxa gima‘yé qaxs 
ilaé xis‘idexs laé L!lopa. Wa, lamm gwiala. 
Elderberry Cakes. — Wii, la‘mésrn gwagwex's‘x“‘idel laqéxs laé 
ts!éx'ts!ax-‘ida. Wa, hémaaxs laé ts!iwiinx‘ida yixs laé ts!é- 
tsleqé g-oktilotasa ts!endzondkwasa ts!endzowe. Wa, li Lélalaxés 
eg oktlotaxa la neqila qaxs k:!ésaé éx: lax ts!éx‘ts!ax‘sEfwaxa 
gaila qaxs ts!px‘semdzemaé. Wii, hé'més lag-itas al‘em Lé‘la- 
léda ts!éndzonokwaxs laé k-otax lanm ‘wi‘la gaaxstalés g-oktlote. 
