SC - Snails and Salamand
Kimib2@aol.com
Kimib2 at aol.com
Thu Sep 11 21:13:09 PDT 1997
Par Leijonhufvud wrote:
> Never tried them myself, but I have in my hand a table where they list
>
> the nutritional content of some things of potntial food value for
> wilderness survival:
>
> Species Water (%) Protein Fat (g/kg f.w.)
> (g/kg fresh wt)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> slugs 79.0 174 18
> "ants eggs"[1] 70.0 143 25
> Frogs legs 82.0 164 3
> Moose 72.4 250 25
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> [1] actually the larvae, IIRC
>
> So, yes they are fully edible, even if I have (not yet) tried them
> myself..........
>
> /UlfR
> (who also could tell you the nutritional content of dandelions,
> acorns,
> reeds and cattails, among other things)
Okay,
Do you have the specs on nettles. I have eaten them and find them tasty
(not just in survival). I'd like to have the info in hand to give to
the nay-sayers when/if I serve it.
niccolo
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