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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread pemmican` #116483 11/24/2003 7:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 In another post about special bird fat storage, I was reminded of Indian "pemmican" made from dried meat and berries, used on long trips. Searching for "pemmican" brought me to a site about Indian nutrition. I was also reminded of Governor Bradford (my ancestor) learning from Indians to sow corn when the leaves on the white oaks were the size of a mouse's ear. Those Indians were smarter by far than a lot of palefaces who still think the phase of the moon is to be considered. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/saskindian/a75aug3016.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pemmican` #116484 11/25/2003 11:27 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Pemmican always reminds me of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons children's books. Wonderful books, but although I enjoyed them as a boy, I do wonder whether they, like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, really have more appeal for adults. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pemmican` #116485 12/04/2003 7:44 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Oh yes. I remember reading them as a 10 year old and loving them. I saw them in the kids (sorry young adults) section of one of the bookshops here much to my astonishment. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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