ISBN 0-915725-04-5
147 pages

 

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CONTENTS

 

PART I
BASIC FOOD GROUPS

Chapter 1. MEAT
Meat. Quail. Chicken. Other Fowl. Fish. Roe.
Chapter 2. THE MILK GROUP
Goat Milk. Yogurt. Butter. Eggs.
Chapter 3. VEGETABLES
Lentils. Cucumbers. Leeks. Purslane. Onions and Garlic. Mallow.
Chapter 4. FRUITS
Apples. Pomegranates. Figs. Amos Up A Tree. Figs cure a Boil. Dates. Carob (husks). Olives. Miscellaneous Fruits
Chapter 5. BREADS AND GRAINS
Grains. Breads. Yeast.
 
PART II
SUPPLEMENTARY FOODS
Chapter 6. NUTS
Almonds. Pistachios. Other Nuts.
Chapter 7. INSECTS AND MANNA
John the Baptist's Locusts. Manna.
Chapter 8. HERBS AND SPICES
Myrrh. Saffron. Other Flavors. Bitter Herbs.
Chapter 9. CONDIMENTS, SWEETNERS, AND OTHER EDIBLES
Vinegar. Honey. Sugar Cane. Bone Marrow. Shell Fish.
 
PART III
LIFE IN THE GRAPE CULTURE
Chapter 10. GRAPES AND VINEYARDS
Raisins. Wine Making.
Chapter 11. WINE
Benefits. Dangers Of Wine In Excess. Symptoms Of Drunkenness. Wine As a Weapon. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Now and in Ancient Cultures.
Chapter 12. MEALS
Daily Meals. Army Rations. Prison Food. Cookery.
Chapter 13. FEASTS
 
PART IV
HEALTH PROBLEMS
Chapter 14. INTERNAL DISEASES AND RELATED TROUBLES
Cholera. Parasites. Emerods. Hypoglycemia. Fasting. Anorexia. Diarrhea. Salt Depletion. Epilepsy. Poisonous Plants. Speckled and Striped Flocks.
Chapter 15. SKELETAL AND SKIN DISORDERS
Arthritis. Gout. Scoliosis. Spina Bifida. Pellegra. Psoriasis. Scleroderma. Leprosy. "Tetter" (Vitiligo). Scurvy.
Chapter 16. REPRODUCTIVE DIFFICULTIES
Infertility. Mandrake. Miscarriage. Birth Defects.
Chapter 17. FIRST AID, CURES, DRUGS, PROHIBITIONS, AND CURIOSITIES
Wine and Oil. Hyssop. Biblical "Street" Drugs. Prohibitions. Pork. Trichinosis. Fish. Blood. Cannibalism.
APPENDIX A. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF BIBLICAL NUTRITION
APPENDIX B. RECIPES
Ezekial Bread. Scripture Cake. Beef Liver. Red Lentils & Beef Stock. Fruit Balls.
READING NOTES  
BIBLIOGRAPHY