Earthworms, vipers and frogs: how the ancient Slavs survived in the forest

Most of all, the oak tree of Perunov was worshiped. Linden was considered the tree of the goddess Lada, and birch - Kupala. On birch bark they wrote letters to the goblin. For example, "return my cow" or "help in the hunt." These petitions nailed to the trees.

You could always feed yourself in the forest. The main meal was bread. If the year was not fruitful, then the roots of cattail and white lily could replace it. They contain 49% starch, 8% protein, 20% sugar. First, the root was dried, then ground into flour, washed in running water, dried again and bread was prepared.

So did acorns and dandelion roots. An invigorating drink could be made from cattail.

Chronicles mention another wonderful product - burdock. It was eaten both raw and cooked. Burdock cooked, fried. The root of the plant contains 50% starch, 32% fiber, 15% carbohydrates. It has a pleasant taste. Modern doctors do not recommend using it frequently for food. Coarse fiber sometimes leads to abdominal pain.

Whether it’s a reed case. From its root, sweet syrup was prepared for children. Before this finely chopped and cooked.

There are a lot of edible plants in the forest. In addition to nuts and berries, fireweed, rot, wild sorrel, rhubarb, and horsetail were used.

Sometimes the Slavs used meat dishes from the forest. Each of us can try them.

Especially popular were earthworms. They could be eaten raw. At first they washed it in running water, washed the soil - the food is ready. It tasted better if the worm was placed in flour, there he ate it, increased in size, then it was cooked.