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Cranberry (Vaccinium Oxycoccus.) L. "Ojibway food."

Drying rack. (Ojibway) Haupt Ojibway pot hook.

X Insert this after page 114 The Ojibway indian dry their meat upon a rack made in and A or tent shape. the rods or poles of which it is made are about one inch thick upon the four slanting pieces are tied by means of [?bark?] and fiber cross pieces of wood to these are hung the chunks of meat and beneath the rack is built a fire. The meat suspended upon such a rack not only dries but is thoroughly smoked so that it will keep for an indefinite period if it were allowed to. [?] a similar rack is hung in the open and the pot in which the meat and other food is boiled. The indian does erect such a frame at each place he makes his camp. it is only when a deer has been killed and meat is plenty and likely to spoil. In the camp the ordinary tripod is used, made of their poles tied at the intersection with bass wood. In the preparation of food the indian either boils everything or roasts it and eats his food without salt or other condiment. The cooking is not to the mind of the white man very apetising, but is better than hunger