Chief
09-28-2006, 10:08 PM
Presented as a public service, in the sincere hope that Sea Lion Season will soon open at Bonneville Dam.
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/inuitact.html
Oogruk Flippers (seal)
Cut the flippers off from the oogruk. Put the flippers on the seal in fresh blubber. Let them stay there for about 2 weeks. Take the loose fur off the flipper. Then cut them in small pieces and eat the meat.
Seal Oil
Seal oil is made from the blubber or fat next to the skin of the seal. The blubber and skin is cut off the skin, cut into strips and stored in seal pokes or tins. If left where warm or during the summer, it renders itself. From this you have the seal oil.
Seal Poke
The inside of the seal together with the head and all, is cut and taken out through the head part of the sealskin. The skin is then turned, cleaned, and blown up for drying. This is then used to put the meats, berries, leaves, or other foods for storing in the winter.
Seal Head
Skin the seal. Cut the head from the seal. Cut the head into as small pieces as you can. Put into a pot of water, add salt. Boil plenty. When cooked, eat the meat. Break the skull and eat the inside of it, too.
Oogruk Intestine Soup
Wash the intestines very carefully. Push the inside meat off the intestine with a spoon. Then take the meat out of the intestine and wash again. Cook it in a pot with water. Cut blubber into little pieces and put them in to boil. Add salt.
I'm thinking you would have to be pretty hungry for that last one, but who knows? Times may get hard some day and these recipes might just come in handy...
http://www2.grand-forks.k12.nd.us/iditarod/inuitact.html
Oogruk Flippers (seal)
Cut the flippers off from the oogruk. Put the flippers on the seal in fresh blubber. Let them stay there for about 2 weeks. Take the loose fur off the flipper. Then cut them in small pieces and eat the meat.
Seal Oil
Seal oil is made from the blubber or fat next to the skin of the seal. The blubber and skin is cut off the skin, cut into strips and stored in seal pokes or tins. If left where warm or during the summer, it renders itself. From this you have the seal oil.
Seal Poke
The inside of the seal together with the head and all, is cut and taken out through the head part of the sealskin. The skin is then turned, cleaned, and blown up for drying. This is then used to put the meats, berries, leaves, or other foods for storing in the winter.
Seal Head
Skin the seal. Cut the head from the seal. Cut the head into as small pieces as you can. Put into a pot of water, add salt. Boil plenty. When cooked, eat the meat. Break the skull and eat the inside of it, too.
Oogruk Intestine Soup
Wash the intestines very carefully. Push the inside meat off the intestine with a spoon. Then take the meat out of the intestine and wash again. Cook it in a pot with water. Cut blubber into little pieces and put them in to boil. Add salt.
I'm thinking you would have to be pretty hungry for that last one, but who knows? Times may get hard some day and these recipes might just come in handy...