on 1/7/05 9:43 AM, William at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:40:20 -0500, Adrienne Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> The traditional Eskimo diet is protein rich 200-400 grams per day, devoid
>> of most fruits and vegetables, yet very high in calcium from bone broth.
>
> I would say devoid of all fruits&veg, broth would have been mostly
> impossible, considering they had no firewood in most of their territory..

IIRC, Stefansson detailed in his books how the Inuits used whale blubber as
fuel for their fires, both for heating and for cooking. I would think it
quite possible that they might have had different types of broth on their
menus. :)

Stan Marks