boiled maggots - edible or gross????

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My recent purchase of organic dandelion, burdock and

sarsparilla roots appears to have come with free

maggots!

By the time I noticed them, they had been boiled for

15 mins, and left to simmer in the bottom of the flask

of tea for around 6 hours. I wouldn't have noticed

them at all, except that some are small enough to fall

through the holes in the sieve when the tea is

strained.

So, are dead, boiled maggots a food to avoid, or are

they really not too bad once the initial gross-ness

has worn off? I mean, grubs are eaten by many people

(although none that I know of in England!!) and

maggots are used to clean and heal wounds.

THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

nasty letter?

Jo

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At 08:00 PM 10/12/04 +0100, you wrote:

>

>My recent purchase of organic dandelion, burdock and

>sarsparilla roots appears to have come with free

>maggots!

>

>By the time I noticed them, they had been boiled for

>15 mins, and left to simmer in the bottom of the flask

>of tea for around 6 hours. I wouldn't have noticed

>them at all, except that some are small enough to fall

>through the holes in the sieve when the tea is

>strained.

>

>So, are dead, boiled maggots a food to avoid, or are

>they really not too bad once the initial gross-ness

>has worn off? I mean, grubs are eaten by many people

>(although none that I know of in England!!) and

>maggots are used to clean and heal wounds.

>

>THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

>nasty letter?

Well, if you follow the theory of bone broths, all that wonderful extra

buggie nutrition is now available in your tea, saving you the trouble of

having to cook them separetely, so ...

As far as the nasty letter goes, it probably depends on whether you wanted

your maggots live and raw (you can tell by the squirm) - in which case, by

all means, send them a letter concerning their shameful lack of prior

notification to you that they were packing ALL that extra nummy raw food in

with your herbs. If they had done their proper job and notified you that

you were receiving an extra package, as it were, then you would have been

able to utilize those extra delicacies in true -esque gastronomical

fashion. As it happened, however ... you may have to speak sternly with

them.

MFJ

Everything connects. The Universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty can

still be found in the most amazing places.

[Guest guest]

>

>THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

>nasty letter?

>

>Jo

are they organic? if they're organic maggots, then, uh...i guess they're

fine? protein?

i would, however, indeed send a seriously unsatisfied letter!! i've never

experienced such a thing!!

-katja

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Sandor Katz (Wild Fermentation book) told me about a cheese in Italy

that isn't considered ready until it's covered in maggots.

Don't know if that means you eat cheese, rind and maggots all with

your wine or not.....

Lynn

>

> >

> >THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

> >nasty letter?

> >

> >Jo

>

> are they organic? if they're organic maggots, then, uh...i guess

they're

> fine? protein?

>

> i would, however, indeed send a seriously unsatisfied letter!! i've

never

> experienced such a thing!!

>

> -katja

[Guest guest]

OK people, are you trying to scare me off this board or what? First

raw rat pinkies and now maggots in your tea! I'm the same girl who

almost went vegetarian (thank God I didn't) because it used to gross

me out tearing the flesh from the bone on chicken legs, etc., so you

can see where I'm coming from. Guess I've got a lot of cultural

conditioning to get over. I think I need a stint in the outback with

the Aborigines. That will cure me of my squeamishness.

Dawn

> My recent purchase of organic dandelion, burdock and

> sarsparilla roots appears to have come with free

> maggots!

>

> By the time I noticed them, they had been boiled for

> 15 mins, and left to simmer in the bottom of the flask

> of tea for around 6 hours. I wouldn't have noticed

> them at all, except that some are small enough to fall

> through the holes in the sieve when the tea is

> strained.

>

> So, are dead, boiled maggots a food to avoid, or are

> they really not too bad once the initial gross-ness

> has worn off? I mean, grubs are eaten by many people

> (although none that I know of in England!!) and

> maggots are used to clean and heal wounds.

>

> THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

> nasty letter?

>

> Jo

>

>

>

>

>

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If it doesn't bother you, then I'd say go for it. I don't think

they'll harm you (but I'm not a maggot expert either ). However,

definitely write a letter to the company. They'll probably send you

some free stuff.

Dawn

> >

> >

> > OK people, are you trying to scare me off this board

> > or what? First

> > raw rat pinkies and now maggots in your tea! I'm

> > the same girl who

> > almost went vegetarian (thank God I didn't) because

> > it used to gross

> > me out tearing the flesh from the bone on chicken

> > legs, etc., so you

> > can see where I'm coming from. Guess I've got a lot

> > of cultural

> > conditioning to get over. I think I need a stint in

> > the outback with

> > the Aborigines. That will cure me of my

> > squeamishness.

> >

>

> hI Dawn

> I really can't decide whether to be squeamish about

> this or not! lol! Part of me just wants to get on

> with the liver flush ( I have no other source of

> organic herbs in the UK) and part of me thinks " Ew!

> maggots " lol!! The maggots seem to fall to the bottom

> of the flask - so I might just get on with it and

> leave the last cup in the flask...

>

> Jo

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Probably not technically " maggots " , just knat larvae.

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From: Joanne Pollack [mailto:jopollack2001@...]

Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 2:01 PM

Subject: boiled maggots - edible or gross????

* My recent purchase of organic dandelion, burdock and

sarsparilla roots appears to have come with free

maggots!

By the time I noticed them, they had been boiled for

15 mins, and left to simmer in the bottom of the flask

of tea for around 6 hours. I wouldn't have noticed

them at all, except that some are small enough to fall

through the holes in the sieve when the tea is

strained.

So, are dead, boiled maggots a food to avoid, or are

they really not too bad once the initial gross-ness

has worn off? I mean, grubs are eaten by many people

(although none that I know of in England!!) and

maggots are used to clean and heal wounds.

THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

nasty letter?

Jo

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I'll wear that title with pride (sniff, sniff - those are tears of joy )

dawn

> >

> >

> >OK people, are you trying to scare me off this board or what? First

> >raw rat pinkies and now maggots in your tea! *snip*

>

>

> We're doing it only for you, love. You may not be able to digest raw

> rats nor maggots nor other squiggling things, but I hereby dub thee ...

> The Pancake QUEEN!!!

>

>

>

> MFJ

> Everything connects. The Universe is not THAT chaotic. Beauty can

> still be found in the most amazing places.

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Well, I haven't started feeding my a dirt, but I don't get as

crazy as some of the other moms do around here. I definitely think

its good to expose her to some germs (without going overboard). I

promise that I will work on my squeamishness for you. Give a girl

some time though...I only recently started hacking up chickens and

gutting anchovies.

Dawn

> > My recent purchase of organic dandelion, burdock and

> > sarsparilla roots appears to have come with free

> > maggots!

> >

> > By the time I noticed them, they had been boiled for

> > 15 mins, and left to simmer in the bottom of the flask

> > of tea for around 6 hours. I wouldn't have noticed

> > them at all, except that some are small enough to fall

> > through the holes in the sieve when the tea is

> > strained.

> >

> > So, are dead, boiled maggots a food to avoid, or are

> > they really not too bad once the initial gross-ness

> > has worn off? I mean, grubs are eaten by many people

> > (although none that I know of in England!!) and

> > maggots are used to clean and heal wounds.

> >

> > THoughts anyone, before I send the herbs back with a

> > nasty letter?

> >

> > Jo

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Maggot tea is especially good with rat babies.

Aven