2,000 year old bog butter. It's apparently edible

[Spaceception]

What!?

And how is this stuff even made?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/europe/ireland-bog-butter/

Edited June 20, 2016 by Spaceception

[Green Baron]

Well, from milk :-)

I don't know how they come to the conclusion (belief?) that this is 2000yr old. If there is no clear stratigraphy (difficult in a bog) and no chemical/physical dating. That is very difficult, there are plant-remnants of all time periods since the forming of the bog which could be as old as the end of the ice age. If there is a roman coin inside or some typical fabric around it then i'll agree. But it could as well have been dug in in medieval times. Depending on the soil it can be difficult to recognize an artificial pit.

But organic things like tissue (or butter) in wet soil can last a looong time. But no bones ... too sour much acidity in that environment for them ... poor jelly bog bodies.

:-)

Edit: it *might* be that old, but since i'm not that much into believing i need a proper date to be convinced.

Edited June 20, 2016 by Green Baron

[Dispatcher]

11 hours ago, Spaceception said:

What!?  And how is this stuff even made?

Uh, from 2000 year old cows of course.

[p1t1o]

Weirdly this is not even the first time I have heard of ancient butter being found and tasted...

[Camacha]

17 hours ago, Green Baron said:

 no chemical/physical dating.

How do you know?

[Green Baron]

27 minutes ago, Camacha said:

How do you know?

I did a (very brief) search and couldn't find one ... if you know more i'd be glad to read it :-)

[T-Bouw]

At first I read dog butter.

I need to get out more...

[RainDreamer]

Well, i think someone ate a frozen slice of mammoth steak before. This is tame compare to that.

[Spartwo]

'reland!  

 

I wonder if it's going to join all the murdered bog people in the museum.

Edited June 22, 2016 by Spartwo

[lajoswinkler]

Potassium cyanide is also edible. Once.

 

This is stupid journalism. No way that thing would not make you sick. It probably has accumulated lots of bacterial toxins, amines and all other kinds of crap.

[Camacha]

Did you people actually read the arcticle? Nowhere it says someone tasted it.

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However, despite bog butter being technically edible, researchers advise against eating it.

 

Edited June 23, 2016 by Camacha

[lajoswinkler]

"Technically edible" - yes, we read it.

[Shpaget]

Stuart Ashen has an entire youtube series of "eating" expired food.

For example:

Most of the stuff I wouldn't touch with a pole on a stick.

[Camacha]

45 minutes ago, lajoswinkler said:

"Technically edible" - yes, we read it.

If you use strong words like stupid journalism, I expect something strong to back it up.

Wait, now I remember - were you not that guy that tends to speak in absolutes where there are none?

[AeroAviation]

thats Ireland for you

[kerbiloid]

Meat too