Eating Bugs???

**trax** · 02-14-2008, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

Yeah, this whole post has been buggin' me.

Really had a bug up yer azz about it didn't ya?

**Sam Reeves** · 06-08-2008, 02:44 PM

I thought bugs was just something to feed your little sister.

**Rick** · 06-08-2008, 06:59 PM

That's why I bugged out the way I did.

**Ken** · 06-08-2008, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Rick

I never thought about it like that. That probably explains the little tennis shoe I found last time. One must have gotten through.

In my mostestest hateful voice:

Way to go. You tell him. Way to go. Blah, blah, blah!

Please control yourself.

Remember, making fun of Nell is a sin. Right, Trax?

**nell67** · 06-08-2008, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Ken

Please control yourself.

Remember, making fun of Nell is a sin. Right, Trax?

If it wasn't,it is now,thanks Ken!!

**bulrush** · 06-09-2008, 04:11 PM

In Asia, giant water bugs are popular. Here we call them "toe biters". They get about 4 inches long, with these hefty front arms.

In Mexico street vendors will sometimes sell fried grasshoppers mixed with various types of pepper powder as a dry snack.

You know, I never read about the pioneers eating bugs, nor the Europeans in a history book. Nor did I read about it in the Foxfire books. It must be a white people aversion.

**Jericho117** · 06-09-2008, 05:12 PM

See what I like to do is skip breakfeast in the morning and head out to the woods empty. That way I can eat insects without feeling squeemish. I collect earthworms and squeeze the dirt out of them and eat them raw or I lay them in the sun to dry, then ground them into powder to aid to whatever I kill that day ( I rarely make a kill because im using primitive tools). Pretty gross to me now because im full. But it's a good idea to skip dinner and breakfeast if you want to try insects. Not trying to be anerexcic but it is a good idea if you want to try new things. Compare it to a survival situation, your most likely going to be hungry. Also ants are very tasty, sour at first then sweet. I spend a good 30 minutes collecting ants. I ignore the tannic acid involved with eating ants, there to small to prove effective on my stomach, but it's different for every one. Grubs I eat sparingly but I avoid them sometimes becuase I have heard that grubs that are under leaves when found usually contain toxins. Grasshopper Iv'e only eaten once, decent. And crickets are fairly tasty.

**crashdive123** · 06-09-2008, 06:38 PM

If I have a choice of eating earthworms or cheerios, I'm taking the cheerios.

**Jericho117** · 06-09-2008, 07:03 PM

Same hear, but if a situation does arise, you know im going to be devouring insects everywhere. I mean I don't eat insects every day, but there a really good forest food. Nah with me id make a mean breakfeast burrito......

**Teotwawki** · 06-10-2008, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by nell67

No way I am eating bugs yuk!!!

My bet is that you eat bugs everyday!

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**Rick** · 06-10-2008, 11:47 AM

I once found a worm in some canned green beans and sent it into the company. Nice letter. Didn't raise cane with them just sent it so they'd know. They sent me a coupon for a case of their green beans. Pretty cool, I thought.

**trax** · 06-10-2008, 12:07 PM

I think if I found a worm in a can of green beans, I wouldn't be wanting more green beans. Or maybe they were trying to show you that it was the one and only <<shrug>>