Title: Cattail Pollen Cake
Categories: Amerind Cake
Yield: 1 Cake

2	c	Cattail pollen
2	c	All-purpose flour
4	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Salt
2		Eggs
1/2	c	Evaporated milk
1 1/2	c	Water
1	tb	Honey

Cattail Pollen gathers on a long spike that extends from the bulbous brownish fruit. To gather it, bend the stalk over a pan or box and shake the fruit or brush the pollen off the spike. Combine the pollen, flour, baking powder and salt. Beat eggs lightly, combine with milk, water and honey. Beat dry and wet ingredients together very gently. Pour into well greased baking pans, bake in a preheated 400-degree oven 15 to 20 minutes.

Source: The Complete Book of Outdoor Cookery Typos by Neysa

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