ngarrba

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edible grass seeds, the plant which produces these seeds; similar to wheat or sago which used to be ground for damper; grows mainly in swamp country; ngarrba damper was cooked on the hot sand. Yamajis would get some burning bark thanda- and hold it over the damper as it was cooking until it dried out, and then cover with more hot sand until it was cooked. Drying out the damper first, kept sand from going into the runny dough. The top grinding stone may be called 'ngarrbamaanu'

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grass seed, edible

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ngarrba

edible grass seeds, the plant which produces these seeds; similar to wheat or sago which used to be ground for damper; grows mainly in swamp country; ngarrba damper was cooked on the hot sand. Yamajis would get some burning bark thanda- and hold it over the damper as it was cooking until it dried out, and then cover with more hot sand until it was cooked. Drying out the damper first, kept sand from going into the runny dough. The top grinding stone may be called 'ngarrbamaanu'