Charles,

Please, go ahead & tell us about the ground meat in stores.  I do grind my
own with a Cuisinart, because I know the machines in the store are
contaminated with pork, but I want to know the other bad stuff, so I will be
even more motivated.

Diane

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From: Raymond, Charles E. x1280 <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 10:44 AM
Subject: [P-F] Tools for the H/G


> It's been roughly a month since I've begun the Paleo way of eating. I'm
> impressed and sometimes often amazed at the results I've personally
attained
> from just avoiding dairy, grains, processed foods, etc. Combine a more
> natural diet (like Neanderthin, thanks Ray ;) ), with visits to a
> Chiropractor (thanks Dr. Dave), and intense weight lifting two days a week
> and I feel like I've reinvented myself.  A much healthier, happier me now
> stares at me wide eyed and ready to go in the mornings rather than my
> sluggish counterpart who has inhabited my body for the past 29 years. And
I
> used to think I had an edge just because I lifted, sadly it was only one
> part of a bigger picture. I just checked out the foraging page link that
was
> posted previously, now I'm ready to start foraging around for myself. I
live
> in Kentucky so wooded areas are not hard for me to find, neither is fish,
> deer, small game, etc. I'm putting together my H/G toolbox and was curious
> to know whether anyone else had any other ideas? So far I have:
>
> 1.      Leatherman multi-purpose tool
> 2.      A flashlight
> 3.      A large sharp hunting knife (Rambo style of course) I could go on
> all day as to why a knife is much better than a firearm. Plus I can make
> lotsa sharp sticks with my one knife.
> 4.      Boots and camo pants - many may not realize it, but one of the
many
> functional uses of a pair of camo Army pants (U.S.) tucked into a leather
> boot, is to help protect against snake bites. (We soldiers like to play in
> the woods) A snake's teeth are not fixed, the loose, bloused pants leg
> catches the snakes teeth and helps to prevent receiving a nasty bite. Not
> that I recommend teasing a snake with your pants leg, but may save you
from
> a potentially lethal accidental encounter.
> 5.      Sewing kit and tube of super glue. In case of a deep cut, you may
> need to stitch yourself up, in case of a minor cut, super glue will bond
the
> skin instantly. Good old Uncle Sam, teaching me how to survive, another
> useful tip I learned thanks to your hard earned tax dollars.
> 6.      Water purification tablets
> 7.      Compass
>
> Any ideas what else an aspiring H/G forager needs to take with him into
the
> wild?
>
> Also, this is aimed at the folks who eat raw meats and road kills, Dr.
Dave?
> Anybody? I'm more inclined to eat raw meats and vegetables rather than
cook
> them or even warm them. What is the general rule of thumb when eating raw
> meats? I know handling concerns come into play when we talk about
> supermarket meats vs. wild game. Is there a safe way to eat raw steaks
from
> the grocer's counter? I know better than to eat ground beef raw, I used to
> work in a slaughter house so I know what gets "added" to the ground
> beef...TRUST ME! Ya don't want to know. Avoid ground beef unless you grind
> it yourself, if any one wants the run down on why, let me know and I'll
post
> the grinding process used in most butcher shops. Mad cow Disease, Ecoli,
> etc. are what I'm concerned with mostly, I don't want to munch into raw
meat
> only to be magically whisked away to an all expense paid trip to the
> promised land if ya get my drift. Ok, I'll shut up now and let you folks
> enlighten me a little more, I'm learning a lot from this group.
>