Indian ice-cream

Indian ice-cream is a dessert made by native people throughout the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is made from soapberries ("Shepherdia canadensis"), which as their name suggests contain saponins. Indian ice-cream is made by crushing soapberries so as to release the liquid and whipping it with a whisk. This produces a foamy substance similar in texture to whipped cream.

Pure Indian ice-cream is refreshing but quite bitter. Traditionally, it was eaten this way, with the occasional addition of mild sweeteners such as fireweed ("Epilobium angustifolium"). Nowadays most people add large amounts of sugar.

References

*cite book|last=Poser|first=William|year=1998
title=Nak'albun/Dzinghubun Whut'enne Bughuni (Stuart/Trembleur Lake Carrier Lexicon)
location=Vanderhoof, British Columbia
publisher=Yinka Dene Language Institute

*cite book|last=Turner|first=Nancy|year=1997
title=Food Plants of Interior First Peoples
location=Vancouver
publisher=University of British Columbia Press
isbn=ISBN 0-7748-0606-0

*cite book|last=Turner|first=Nancy|year=2003
title=Food Plants of Coastal First Peoples
location=Vancouver|publisher=University of British Columbia Press
isbn=ISBN 0-7748-0533-1

External links

*http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/soapberr.htm

ee also

* Agutak