THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Think of as many simple ways of catching fish as you can. How do you think the Cave-men fished?
What do you think people mean when they say that some one is living a “hand-to-mouth” life?
How do you think people learned to dry meat, fish, or fruit?
Why would the people honor the one who taught them to preserve food by drying it?
Can you think of anything which could be used as food when it was boiled, that would not be a good food eaten raw?
Name a bitter vegetable. What happens to the water in which a bitter vegetable is boiled?
Name a sweet vegetable. What happens to the water in which a sweet vegetable is boiled?
What do you mean by “parboiling?”
Do you think the Cave-men will learn how to boil food?