I don't think he meant bone meal, but "soup bones" boiled in stock to prepare soup. These are usually the bones left over after cutting meat into roasts, steaks, etc., then cut up into smaller pieces - again usually including the joints (hence the cartilage). This makes a great tasting beef soup.
However, I'm not sure that eating cartilage is going to add it to your body, just as eating the cholesterol in eggs does not put cholesterol in your arteries. On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 9:06 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes < [email protected]> wrote: > Mountain Man wrote: > The lady said intestine and brain have gobs of cartilage and eating bone > soup broth is excellent for health along with salt and fat. I can live > with that...snip > > It's been long enough for the public to have forgotten about people eating > bone products back in the '70s and then dying. > The manufacturers had bought tons of Argentine beef bones because it was > by far cheaper than other sources, and used it in the manufacture of > various liquids, pills, and food products. The problem was that the > Argentine bones had large amounts of (arsenic?). > There had been many claims that bone calcium was more easily utilized in > the body than other forms; plus other claims about it's health benefits, so > there were many victims. > This is the first time I've read anything about bone meal in the diet > since then. > As long as they don't use Argentine bone meal, it should be fine. > > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
