The Economic Seaweeds of Hawaii and Their Food Value Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Economic Seaweeds of Hawaii and Their Food ValueBy minnie reed, M. S Science Teacher, Kamehameha Manual Training Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii.Hawaii has nearly a thousand miles of coast line; as a consequence the native Hawaiians are skillful and daring fishermen and sailors, as well as splendid swimmers. The Hawaiians, like the Japanese, are fond of almost all the products of the sea, and, like them, prize the seaweed very highly for food. Ancient Hawaiians probably seldom ate a meal without some kind of limu or seaweed, and even to-day no Hawaiian feast is considered quite complete without several varieties served as a relish with meats or poi!' Many tons of these seaweeds are gathered and eaten by the Hawaiians annually, besides large quantities are imported from the Orient and San Francisco for the consumption of both the Japanese and Chinese. The seaweed sold in Honolulu alone amounts annually to thousands of dollars.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.