lots in medical prescriptions from ancient EGypt also for meat preservation: fat and salt and cooked Salima Ikram Professor of Egyptology American University in Cairo P. O. Box 74, Road 90, Tagammu 5 New Cairo 11825, EGYPT [log in to unmask] Fax: +20-2-2797-4903 On 16 Nov 2014, at 20:30, Eve Richardson wrote: > (apologies if I'm reposting) > > Pemmican, of course. > > And (a little more recently, but may give hints of how fat might have been used in the past?) I'm sure I remember that as a kid when I and my mother had recorders (the musical instrument) bear grease was rubbed on them where the separate parts slid together. I was intrigued that the little plastic container held real bear fat! > > And neetsfoot oil for boots. > > An interesting topic! Hadn't previously thought about how I'd used animal fats in my own life. > > Eve > On 16-Nov-2014 5:22 AM, Barnea Levi Selavan wrote: >> Dear list members, >> >> I am about to initiate research to write a paper on the earliest use and storage of animal and bird fats. >> >> Currently I envision one section on prehistoric times, and then recurring again in the Late Bronze-Iron Ages. >> >> Texts from different ancient cultures; >> evidence of the various processes and required utensils for rendering and storing fat; >> and detailing what the potentional uses were, >> are all issues I ask your help in. >> >> There is medicinal use, working with tools, shield protection, as David laments for Saul and Jonathan; foodstuffs. >> Ancient ink, such as in the Qeiyafa ostracon, contained charcoal and animal fat. What else? >> >> In terms of food- why would I use these fats? How long would they last? Are there animals that are preferred? >> For example, in some parts of Europe in recent centuries, goose fat was the favorite. >> And anyone in the Lower East Side of New York knew the words "chicken schmaltz." >> >> I woudl appreciate your references to writings and lines of investigation. >> >> Yours >> >> Barnea Levi Selavan >> MA Program >> Tel Aviv University >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: >> http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM1NTgzIGVyY2hyZHNuQFBBVEhDT00uQ09NIEFOQ0lFTlQtRk9PRC1URUNIIH0qMqRQjHjw&c=SIGNOFF >> > > > > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > www.avast.com > > > > To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?TICKET=NzM1NTgzIHNhbGltYWlrcmFtQEdNQUlMLkNPTSBBTkNJRU5ULUZPT0QtVEVDSJPdZWfcWodq&c=SIGNOFF > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ANCIENT-FOOD-TECH