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The Milk of Life

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What Is Wabanaki Baby Food?

A woman was taken captive by wabanaki raiders during a dummers war in 17 24. She had just had her sixth child two weeks prior when she was taken hostage. A wabnaki woman taught her how to make wabnki baby food, basically an to boil walnuts and water together with fine corn meal. And this made a food that the baby was able to eat. The baby thrived and looked well after eating this diet.

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