Ok. The picture, albeit not so clear, says it all. Daniel with his nose covered....and the odd color of the bird....this was not a pleasant day for mummifying a chicken. My question has to be...when will the moisture end.
You see, the bird is salted with a salt/baking powder/baking soda mixture (and I mixed in seasoning to help mask any smell). BUT, it has so much moisture, that every few days you need to take out salt and make a new salt mixture.
My gag reflex started kicking up and I did everything in my power NOT to breathe through my nose as I started scooping wet salt out of and off of the bird. The problem with that is when you breathe through your mouth, you are more apt to TASTE the odors. OH. MY. GOODNESS. What will this be like in a couple more days/weeks!??!! And can you imagine doing this to a WHOLE HUMAN BODY!??!!! WOW!! Those priests had strong stomachs. If Matt were to have ANYTHING to do with this project, he would be hung over a toilet!! Silly me...I thought the salt and spices would alter it somehow...that we would be spared the smell of decay. NOT SO!!
We persevered, though. I cleaned it off....we poured our salt mixture inside and outside and sealed the sucker up in it's freezer bags tomb to be looked at another day. *shudder*
Story of the World...LOVE the curriculum, but I wonder who came up with this sick idea?? **And no talking from any of those of you who know me. Yes, this was a project I was excited about and thought was GENIUS!! You don't see school classrooms doing anything like this!! AND, I complain now, but I think the end result will be just awesome....the learning experience and memories.
AND -- Let me just add....the island just cannot be cleaned enough. I stopped at actually pouring straight acid on it.
You see, the bird is salted with a salt/baking powder/baking soda mixture (and I mixed in seasoning to help mask any smell). BUT, it has so much moisture, that every few days you need to take out salt and make a new salt mixture.
My gag reflex started kicking up and I did everything in my power NOT to breathe through my nose as I started scooping wet salt out of and off of the bird. The problem with that is when you breathe through your mouth, you are more apt to TASTE the odors. OH. MY. GOODNESS. What will this be like in a couple more days/weeks!??!! And can you imagine doing this to a WHOLE HUMAN BODY!??!!! WOW!! Those priests had strong stomachs. If Matt were to have ANYTHING to do with this project, he would be hung over a toilet!! Silly me...I thought the salt and spices would alter it somehow...that we would be spared the smell of decay. NOT SO!!
We persevered, though. I cleaned it off....we poured our salt mixture inside and outside and sealed the sucker up in it's freezer bags tomb to be looked at another day. *shudder*
Story of the World...LOVE the curriculum, but I wonder who came up with this sick idea?? **And no talking from any of those of you who know me. Yes, this was a project I was excited about and thought was GENIUS!! You don't see school classrooms doing anything like this!! AND, I complain now, but I think the end result will be just awesome....the learning experience and memories.
AND -- Let me just add....the island just cannot be cleaned enough. I stopped at actually pouring straight acid on it.
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