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Pocahontas' Bread
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Anne Pemberton <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:08:09 -0500
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Can anyone tell me about the bread Pocahontas might have escorted to 
Jamestown. I know it was made from cornmeal and baked on a flat stone by the 
fire. I wonder if it had any levening in it? Did it have to be kneaded? Did 
it have to rise? Or was it sorta like tacos or tortillas? About how large 
was it?

I assume it would have been loaded in a basket for the river trip to the 
fort. Was it also wrapped in cloth or skins of some kind?

Thanks for any help.

Anne



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