Northern Plains Sioux Raspberry Wojapi - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 (1 lb.) tubes raspberry filling
1 1/2 gal. cold water
2 (64 oz.) jars raspberry preserves
1/4 to 1/2 c. lemon juice concentrate
12 oz. cornstarch mixed with cold water as thickener

Preparation

Add water, raspberry filling and raspberry preserves in large lobster pot.
Mix thoroughly until smooth.
Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly so mixture does not stick or burn to the bottom of the pan.
Add lemon juice to taste.
Should be slightly tart. Keep heating until a slow boil, then start adding cornstarch thickener until it starts to thicken.
Should be the consistency of very thick gravy!
Makes 3 gallons.
Take 2 1/2 hours to cook.
Do not cook too fast!