freemotion
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I got the water from the Cape Cod area in MA.
Most of the good sea salts are mined from old deposits, like one in Utah.
Most of the good sea salts are mined from old deposits, like one in Utah.
2012 TSHTF Preps
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Wifezilla
Low-Carb Queen - RIP: 1963-2021
Yeah, you just don't eat the brains. People ate squirrel brains because of the high fat content.
You also have to check the liver for white spots. If it has white spots, it is a diseased animal and you throw it out.
noobiechickenlady
Almost Self-Reliant
My MIL talks about eating squirrel brains & scrambled eggs... 
You are supposed to avoid the spinal cord area as well, correct?
The only use brains have in my book is to make braintan buckskin.
You are supposed to avoid the spinal cord area as well, correct?
The only use brains have in my book is to make braintan buckskin.
Bettacreek
Almost Self-Reliant
So, what... No squirrel tenderloin?!noobiechickenlady said:My MIL talks about eating squirrel brains & scrambled eggs...
You are supposed to avoid the spinal cord area as well, correct?
The only use brains have in my book is to make braintan buckskin.
Lol.
noobiechickenlady
Almost Self-Reliant
No, I just meant the actual backbone & cord. Although, there ain't much to a squirrel's tenderloin... 
Beekissed
Mountain Sage
I beg to differ......makes really, really tiny butterfly steaks......just roll them in flour, eat with toothpicks........noobiechickenlady said:No, I just meant the actual backbone & cord. Although, there ain't much to a squirrel's tenderloin...
Occamstazer
Almost Self-Reliant
I would love to ponder something about prions here...
I have never heard any explanation for why the danger from prion encephalopathies supposedly only comes from eating brain or spinal tissue. Meat is just muscle, which contains neural tissue throughout. It's peripheral nervous system, not central, but of course the two are connected. So suppose a particular animal has a prion disease like BSE or so forth, *why* would regular muscle tissue be *any* safer?
I've asked at least half a dozen professors this question. They always go blank for a moment, then frown, then look unsettled. And no one has an answer. :/
I have never heard any explanation for why the danger from prion encephalopathies supposedly only comes from eating brain or spinal tissue. Meat is just muscle, which contains neural tissue throughout. It's peripheral nervous system, not central, but of course the two are connected. So suppose a particular animal has a prion disease like BSE or so forth, *why* would regular muscle tissue be *any* safer?
I've asked at least half a dozen professors this question. They always go blank for a moment, then frown, then look unsettled. And no one has an answer. :/
delia_peterson
Covered in Compost
Thank you for all the "squirrel innards knowledge" Ladies! Good to know so when the SHTF I dont eat the bad stuff..
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I think it is still in the meat, but in lower doses. That doesn't make it safer, if you ask me.Occamstazer said:
Occamstazer
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I'm not convinced it's safer, either, Drakemaiden. From what I understand about the way prions work, a single affected protein should be enough to cause illness, although perhaps it would take longer. And nerve tissue is nerve tissue is nerve tissue, know what I mean? :/
I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but I have to wonder if the "it's only neural tissue that's dangerous" is just a flat out lie in order to prevent a panic.
I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but I have to wonder if the "it's only neural tissue that's dangerous" is just a flat out lie in order to prevent a panic.
