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Author: * Akatena Sequoyah -
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Date: Nov 9, 2007 - 12:56
The word pecan is from the Algonquin word pakan referring to all nuts requiring a stone to crack. Pecans are always harvested from the ground as those on the trees are still growing and aren't edible. The Algonquin made a nut milk called powcohicora by mixing the pounded nuts with water, which may have been fermented in some cases to produce a stronger beverage. Soaking and boiling the shells produces a red-orange dye. To the Mariame tribe in Texas, the pecan tree was sacred, an embodiment of the Great Spirit.
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