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Can't find the site I saw a few minutes back, always have that happen. Where some guy says in an extreme situation where no water is available you can filter the blood of the animal you hunted or trapped filter it like water then boil it and drink for the nutrients. I don't know if thats true but I wouldn't try it and think it would make you sick, makes me sick thinking about it.
Anyone heard of this?
I remember seeing that before too, seems to me if there's animals around there should be some source of water around, except maybe lizards and whatnot in the desert that seem to do really well on really limited water. And how much blood you gonna squeeze out of a lizard, to boil down etc etc etc...
More than you could squeeze out of a turnip I'd guess.
Hey Twinkienator, if I had a turnip...it'd probably have some water content, but I do always appreciate the input.
Did the Masai in Africa not live for thousands of years on just oxen blood and some ground up root.
I know I've read that they drink the blood of animals when the slaughter them, but I don't know if that's their entire diet hopeak. I think it was the diet involved with the ritual and for some reason I seem to recall they mixed the blood with milk, but that might have been someone else..
They have a way of drawing the blood by the quart from the neck daily
Spigot? That must make for one unhappy ox.
For us, its a matter of the hunt, we drink the blood as we field dress the animal, grandmothers passed this down from generations; we also made "blood" sausage from the domestic animals we raised.
(using his best Bela Lugosi voice) Now why didn't I think of that?:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
NASTY!!!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by carcajou garou
Masai, use a smaller version of a bow and small arrow to pierce the jugular vein and let the blood spurt out into a gourd like receptacle for later consumption.
Use a different animal as a donor each day
We used all of the animal, its a matter of life and death.
I have seen my grandparents make "blood pudding" could not bring myself to taste it.
Its quite good, once you get past the idea, we always did this so it was just "normal" fare.
I guess "prairie oysters" are out of the question?:D
You mean mountain oysters?? LOL I posted on both of these not to long ago,I cannot for the life of me,understand how a man,could eat those things:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by carcajou garou
Its good for the "aphrodisiac" qualities as well as protein value.
Sorry,I dont need an aphrodisiac,thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by carcajou garou
:confused: I am surprised nobody on this forum, especially from the South that hasn't tried or at least tasted blood pudding. When we butchered a few families came for the blood and intestines. Re: cracklins, chittlins stuff sausage in intestines, even use the bladder for a football. Hog killing time Grandpa used a little Stevens Crack Shot with a 22 short between the eyes then stick it. Lots of folks would say they didn't lose anything but the squeal, and if it was shot right and stuck they didn't lose that.:D:D
I'll eat cracklins,and chitlins,and even the sausage stuffed in the casings,but no thanks to the rest of that,I will however admit to a craving for pickled pigs feet and milk when I was pregnant with my first son,umm never did that combo again:eek:
Quote from Lofty Wiseman's book. SAS Survival Handbook pg. 219Quote:
Originally Posted by Beowulf65
" Do not waste blood. It is rich in vitamins and minerals, including salt, that could otherwise be missing from the survivor's diet. Cattle blood is an important part of the diet of many African herdsmen. Cannibals who drank their enemies' blood found vision and general health improved and giddy spells, induced by vitamin deficiency, cured: the blood provided the missing vitamins and minerals."
Pg 298 of same book:
"Leave in the container in which it is collected but keep it covered. A clear liquid comes to the top. When separation seems complete drain it off. Dry the residue by the fire to form a firm cake. Use it to enrich soups and stews." :eek:
Hmm, as an aside, have you ever eaten prime rib or a medium to rare steak? lots of blood in that.
I knew it was true, but its still gross and I'l eat damn near anything.
Not wantin to fight the SAS on this (those guys are tough) but if you do a google search "Drinking Blood in Survival" the first result is our own forum, but all the other 4 or 5 say "don't drink blood". I dont know I can see it either way. Keep postin guys and maybe ill be convinced one way or the other.
its hard to say. i think sombody could simply cook the meat a little more rare to get the same results. what do you think?
Except most veggies ,it seems!Quote:
Originally Posted by Beowulf65
never drink blood for thirst , it actually needs your kidneys and liver to work overtime so its more like eating then drinking . animal blood is actually very healthy if you can stomach the taste.
been there done that i just drink it raw not bad kinda of sour works well as a marinade takes around a few hours unlike most others
Hmmm. Wonder what pathogens are in that raw blood?
I had that for breakfast :D Lovely !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by nell67
rick if you boil it for about a hour or so i think it kills all the pathogens
One would hope. Then you have to deal with the lumps. I guess you just think of it as a bad gravy.
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Originally Posted by Rick
No lumps if you get it on the heat quickly. I remember as a kid running as fast as I could with a bucket of calf or pig blood and my dad yelling at me to hurry. My mom would be waiting at the door to throw it on the stove to make blood sausage.
My job after that was to clean and scrape the pig intestine while dad made his spicey concoction for the sausage. It was a family event I fondly remember.
I still make it for my kids today.....
Yummy!!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ter/drool5.gif
Nothing like fond childhood memories. Mom with her apron on. The kids gathered around the dinner table. Savory aromas fill the air. A bubbling pot of blood on the stove while dad stuffs the pig guts. A Rockwell moment if ever there was one. Maybe Orwell moment.
You got me laughing so hard I re-injured my hernia.....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Now I can take over the compound!!!!!!!!!
As coffee squirts from nose, covering keyboard.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
Don't tell me. Now you're snorting coffee?
SEE what you started Rick!
Can I help it if I'm a trend setter?
coffee snorting junky,and now you're getting your friends doing it too:eek: