Rubaboo

Rubaboo
Alternative namesRubbaboo
TypePorridge/Stew
Place of originCanada
Region or stateRupert's Land
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsPeas or corn, fat (bear or pork), bread or flour, pemmican
VariationsRubaboo

Rubaboo is a common stew or porridge consumed by coureurs des bois and voyageurs (French fur traders) and Métis people[1] of North America. This dish is traditionally made of peas and/or corn, with grease (bear or pork) and a thickening agent (bread or flour) that makes up the base of the stew.[2] Pemmican[3] and maple sugar were also commonly added to the mixture.

Rubaboo that is made by the Plains Métis is often made with pemmican, rabbit, prairie chicken or sage hen and a wide variety of wild vegetables such as wild parsnip (lii naavoo) onion, turnip, and asparagus that can all be added to the food with preference.[4] The thickened mixture was later re-served as “rowschow” (re-chaud).[5] Sometimes, It is occasionally spelled Rubbaboo. Other sources describe it as consisting primarily of boiled pemmican, with thickening agents added when available.[3][6]

  1. ^ Lawson, Jennifer; McDowell, Linda; Thomson, Barbara (9 June 2019). Manitoba: Past and Present : Hands-on Social Studies, Grade 4. Portage & Main Press. p. 186. ISBN 9781553790341. Retrieved 9 June 2019 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Weaver, S. M., Brockway, R. W., & Blue, A. W (1982). "Book Reviews". Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 2 (2): 395–414. Retrieved 22 November 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Gordon, Irene Ternier (1 February 2011). A People on the Move: The Métis of the Western Plains. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 20. ISBN 9781926936123. Retrieved 10 November 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Weaver, S. M., Brockway, R. W., & Blue, A. W (1982). "Book Reviews". Canadian Journal of Native Studies. 2 (2): 395–414. Retrieved 22 November 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Bryce, George (2005-12-19). The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba (1 ed.). Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ Nute, Grace Lee.The Voyageur. Minnesota Historical Society, ISBN 978-0-87351-213-8, p. 55