Ethnofotaneg ac Adnoddau Diwylliannol o Ogledd Orllewin y Pasiffeg. Llawn o bethau diddorol, fel sut i wneud hufen iâ’r Indiaid Cochion:

A special confection was developed by the First Peoples, often called “Indian ice-cream,” by whipping the [soap]berries with an equal amount of water, with something as a sweetener, into a light froth. The whip was often sweetened with other berries such as saskatoons and salal. Whipping is done with the hands, with salal or thimbleberry branches, fireweed stems, bunches of timbergrass (Calamagrostis rubescens), or with a specially made whipping instrument consisting of loops of clusters of inner bark of silverberry or maple tied onto a stick. Special baskets, bowls or birch-bark vessels were used to make the whip. Specially carved, paddle-like wooden spoons were used to eat it, and in some households, each person had his or her own spoon, which was carefully hung up when not being used. Care must be taken in picking and preparing soapberries so they do not come in contact with oil or grease of any kind, or they will not whip. Upon eating, the whip has to be swished in and out of the mouth to get the air out of it before being swallowed.

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