skʾeeʾn a1acorn soup"Acorns (tcuntañ), chief food, made into bread (tcuntañ tast) soup (tcuntañ ske). Tree climbed, acorn knocked down with hooked pole. If difficult to climb, acorns dislodged with stones thrown from slings." (Loeb, p.46)
The process of stone-boiling acorn soup and mush is described in Chesnut (1902, p.337)
"Taahjii bilh skʾeeʾ?""Where is the acorn soup with it?"GT07 19.7"Taahjii skʾeeʾ?""Where is the acorn soup?GT10 70.1Chʾsiitcing tcʾninyaa-deeʾ kwaachih-bang iintcʾeeʾ skʾeeʾ kwʾinnaadeebilh-jaaʾ."If Coyote comes you must feed him venison and we should sprinkle acorn soup on him.GT10 75.2"Waahchit iintcʾeeʾ, skʾeeʾ waahkaash."Feed him some venison and give him a bowl of acorn soup."GT10 79.2matlaashiiʾ 1buckeyemakechʾ-(s)..lhbitc/beetcboil st taa-chʾ-(ghin)..bilh/biilʾcook mush/soup5.2.3.1.1.1Acorn/Staples
2acorn mush, cooked mush"Skʾeeʾ oolang, shghiinaaʾ-ei," tcʾin yaaʾnii.Go after some acorn mush, as I'm hungry," he said, they say.GT10 3.4"Skʾeeʾ biiʾohlitc,""You all, pee in the acorn mush."GT10 42.1Skʾeeʾ kaaghilhtsʾeegh bilh, "Teeghinkʾootc-ee."When he tasted the acorn mush, "It's gone sour."GT10 43.5Chʾsiitcing iintcʾeeʾ tcʾtaan-eet, skʾeeʾ chʾilhtsʾeegh-eet, kwsiiʾ kwʾitnaaghaabiilʾ yaaʾnii.While Coyote was eating venison and eating mush they poured it down onto his head, they say.GT10 79.5matchʾintʾaang 1acorn5.2.3.4Prepared food
kyʼi-sqʼeʔyiskʾeʾ "cooked acorns"ske 'mush'Source forms: skĕskʼeᵋskʼeᵋskē ́, s k!e, s ́ ke, sʾ ke ́, sʾ ske, s ke, is ke+skꜝéᵋSkĕh´ske/tcuntañ skechʾintʾaang-skʾeeʾn aacorn soupsinʾtoo-skʾeeʾn ahoney

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