Food, when no food is available

[Mountain trapper]

Evidently there is some thread straying so I will make this attempt to set it back in the right direction.
Wasn't it during the Great Depression that many folks who were poor didn't know any different because they kept on living just as they had been?
If we were to learn from history, shouldn't we aim to be food self-sufficient or only rely on a few close neighbors to meet our needs so that if/when said scenario occurs, we can keep on keeping on? I think that's why many of us are here and read these things - for ideas or gems we might be missing.

I remember dad saying that they had no idea that there was a depression, or that they were going through hard times. It was just normal times for most people back then.

 

[Frodo]

Look up a plant called kudzoo.
Not the tastiest thing in the world but is packed full of vitamins Just add some hot sauce and you are good to go

 

[Mountain trapper]

Probably being pushed by fires.

It's possible, but I've saw some antelope last year when we didn't have any fires. Maybe they're just expanding their range. Either way I like seeing them around.

 

[Frodo]

Look up a plant called kudzoo.
Not the tastiest thing in the world but is packed full of vitamins Just add some hotcsaufecan

almost all parts of the kudzu plant are edible for humans, except for the seeds and seed pods. Kudzu is a perennial woody vine that's high in calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and vitamins C and K. Here are some ways to prepare different parts of the kudzu plant:

• Roots
  Can be eaten raw, roasted, boiled, or dried and ground into a powder. The powder can be used as a breading for fried foods or a thickener for soups and sauces. Kudzu roots can also be used as an herbal supplement or tea.
• Leaves
  Can be eaten raw, cooked as a green, or made into chips. Some say that kudzu leaves can make for a good side dish if cooked properly.
• Shoots
  Can be snapped off, cleaned, and cooked like green beans or asparagus.
• Flowers
  The soft purple flowers that sprout up at the end of the summer are edible.

 

[LadyLocust]

Look up a plant called kudzoo.
Not the tastiest thing in the world but is packed full of vitamins Just add some hotcsaufecan

almost all parts of the kudzu plant are edible for humans, except for the seeds and seed pods. Kudzu is a perennial woody vine that's high in calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and vitamins C and K. Here are some ways to prepare different parts of the kudzu plant:

• Roots
  Can be eaten raw, roasted, boiled, or dried and ground into a powder. The powder can be used as a breading for fried foods or a thickener for soups and sauces. Kudzu roots can also be used as an herbal supplement or tea.
• Leaves
  Can be eaten raw, cooked as a green, or made into chips. Some say that kudzu leaves can make for a good side dish if cooked properly.
• Shoots
  Can be snapped off, cleaned, and cooked like green beans or asparagus.
• Flowers
  The soft purple flowers that sprout up at the end of the summer are edible.

You have to wrestle alligators to get to it but otherwise it’s great . I’m just harassing ya . It doesn’t grow here. That’s one more reason to know what’s in your area and not go by what you read in a book.

 

[Frodo]

You have to wrestle alligators to get to it but otherwise it’s great . I’m just harassing ya . It doesn’t grow here. That’s one more reason to know what’s in your area and not go by what you read in a book.

great stuff for camouflage
As you drive over the Ms river bridge in Natchez. Look to the right and see a wall of it.