Things we chew and spit out... [smithsonianmag.com]
5
Enjoy being online again!
Welcome to the community of good people who base their values on evidence and appreciate civil discourse - the social network you will enjoy.Create your free account
4 comments
Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.
This is great! I am so glad to live in this time of historic discoveries!
tinkercreek
Level 8
Dec 20, 2019
0
Absolutely fascinating. I have used pitch before and would never have thought this stuff was edible. Funny, but a similar technology (from the other end) is being used here. A scientist on San Juan Island discovered one could find out a lot of information about animals, especially Orca whales through their scat. Dogs have been trained to sniff out scat from boats. Once retrieved it is examined and the general health of the whale can be determined. My one question on the pitch gum, is it sugar-free or with sugar????
Maybe it could be marketed today as Paleo gum lol
JackPedigo
Level 9
Dec 17, 2019
0
Well I'd reckon it would a No Added Sugars type gum but have no idea what it would taste like naturally.
Though I have tried, many times, the 'chewing gum' Australia Aborigines have used for thousands of years.
Usually it comes from Wattle Trees (Acacias) and is a type of sap exuded from them, it has mixed taste of slightly bitter at first followed by a sweeter taste as it is chewed later,, great for quenching the thirst when out walking in Outback.
