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Grubs Grasshoppers Termites Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lumpy1 / All my dishes 1 year ago This information appears in a book called 'Survival FM 21-76 Department of the Army Field Manual'. department of the army 1970. it is basically an above average boy scout book. i purchased it at a military surplus store because it contains a very ext... More Prep:240m Cook:30m Servings:1	Lumpy1
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Ingredients

Wild plant food-it is generally safe to try wild plant foods you see being eaten by birds and animals; however, you will find few plants of which every part is edible. many plants have one or more indentifiable parts that have considerable food- or thirst quenching value. a. roots and other undergrount parts.1) tubers( wild potato, solomans-seal, water chestnut). 2) roots and rootstocks (water plantain, cattail). 3)bulbs (wild onion). b. shoots and stems. 5) edible ferns (bracken, fiddleheads). c. leaves. (spreading wood fern, wild chicory, wild rhubarb, prickly pear). d. nuts (english walnut, hazelnut, acorns). e. seeds and grains (rice). f. fruits (blueberry, raspberry, huckleberrries, mulberrry, wild crabapple). g. barks. h. fungi (morels, puffball). i. seaweeds (kelp, laver).

cultivated vegetables

foods from fresh water (a.fish, b.frogs, c. mollusks, d. crustaceans)

reptiles (snakes, lizards, turtles).

insects (grubs, grasshoppers, termites)

birds and mammels

Directions

Tubers- may be boiled or roasted.

cattail rootsocks- peel the outer covering and grate the inner white portion. eat them boiled or raw....in addition the young growing shoots are excellent when boiled like asparagus.

ferns- select young stalks (fiddleheads) not more than 6 to 8 inches high. break them off as low as they remain tender; then close your hand over the stalk and draw it through to remove the wool. wash and boil in salted water or steam until tender.

chickory- eat the young leaves as a salad and grind the roots as a coffee substitute.

prickly pear- slice off the top of the fruit, peel back the outer layer, and eat the contents, seeds and all.

bugs, grasshoppers, termites-and most other insects have food value and are palatable if prepared properly. use them to provide stock for soup or to add protein to stews. be sure to cook grasshoppers to kill parasites contained in their bodies.

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momo_55grandma 1 year ago said:
Interesting valuable info. thanks high5

minitindel 1 year ago said:
Very good info thanks

uncoolmom 1 year ago said:
If I am ever lost in the wilds of Atlanta, at least I can serve a buffet!!

thegoldminer 11 months ago said:
Thanks for your comments re the bad guys. I will be glad if it makes the difference in just one life. Best, JJ.

lumpy1 11 months ago said:
You might have to clunk the grasshoppers on their heads to keep them in the skillet. make sure they are cooked thoroughly. and then spinkle some brown sugar over the top until browned and crispy.

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