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KY_EnviroGuy

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2. Sounds like the ladies kept it all running smoothly...
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 01:06 AM
Jan 2020

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Fritz theorizes that this complex agricultural system was run by highly knowledgeable, respected women. Cahokian cooks likely combined these grains with maize and vegetables, such as squash, to make stews, porridges, and bread, as well as the still-popular corn-based hominy.

No surprise there. Pretty much the same today......


Thanks, Judi Lynn!...........
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