Fw: HERB - Re: HERBHerbal oils

[Lynette K LaFontaine]

----- Original Message -----
From: Lynette K LaFontaine <LKLC at prodigy.net>
To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 1999 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: HERB - Re: HERBHerbal oils


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sara Bairrington <katri4684 at surfree.com>
> To: <herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG>
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 11:44 PM
> Subject: Re: HERB - Re: HERBHerbal oils
>
>
> > At 11:46 PM 7/11/99 -0700, Lynette K LaFontaine wrote:
> > >Yes  Sara you may ask.  The lovely bird is sacrificed.  He/she carries
a
> layer of fat under the skin which is scraped from the hides after plucking
> feathers and skinning.  This is the way all animal oils are obtained.  We
> have 4 birds right now.  That we purchased last year.  Unfortunately, the
> people we bought them from had not provided the proper feed mix and we had
> one little guy who was so deficient  in correct nutrients that he suffered
> developmental problems, and we had to put him down.  These are very large
> birds and if they do not get certain nutrients many problems can occur
> including splay legs which cripple. (they are flightless birds of the
ratite
> family)  He didn't develop well and had some neurological problems.  This
> however does not effect the quality of oil, meat or other products.  He
was
> very small and consequently  gave very little oil.  We use every part of
> the bird; we sent the hide to be tanned,  we cleaned the feathers and kept
> them. ( I've been thinking how these might be used in period.)  and the
meat is
> very lean and  tender ( sounds like an oxymoron) and delicious.  I don't
> think you can cook it wrong.
> I understand your sympathies.  These people who had the birds before had
one
> drown accidentally.  They recovered the bird immediately  when they saw it
> happen.  Because they were emotionally attached they buried it.  To me
> that was a sin.  The entire bird was wasted. My husband and I are kind of
> nuts by some standards.  We have what may look like a silly habit of askin
g
> permission of the fruit  to pick it it and then thanking the fruit.  (or
> herb or what ever) because a life is being sacrificed for us.  I was
amazed
> after Vietnam my husband swore off hunting.  This was the first kill he
has made since then.  But the it was done for an honnorable purpose.>
If you need more oil than this.  (It is quite a lot) I can get it from
repitable ranchers.
> > Might I ask how you get the oil from the Emus?  Do they have to die for
> you
> > to get it?  How is it rendered?  I kinda wish the answer is an oil
gland,
> > but I'm afraid it probably isn't.
> >
> > Ulrike
> >
> >
>
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