African Soup

I have recently invented a soup that was inspired by the tribal herdmen of the African plains.

The herdsmen take their livestock on vast journeys through harsh terrain devoid of much in the way of edible food, they are searching for grazing grounds, which will give their cattle strength to produce precious milk for the tribe, and eventually food in the form of bovine flesh. Since the grazing ground can be far from the village, the tribesmen can get into perilous situations regarding their food intake, and they have come up with an amazingly inventive method of attaining nutrition. What they do is they drain a small amount of blood from each of their livestock, and heat it gently till the blood separates, they remove the deposit that collects on the surface, as this will make them sick, the rest is all good! They also milk the cows, a little from each cow till they get an amount of milk equal to the amount of blood they have. They mix the two and then its ready to drink!! Its a highly nutritous meal with a hearty taste! Quite litterally!! Haha!

Well i hear you ask, where can us city dwellers get our hands on such blood? Now i know this doesnt apply to all when i say this, but if it does your one of the lucky ones. Do you have any pets!? Im lucky enough to have 3 cats! and draining half a pint of blood collectivly from the 3 is nothing to them at all!! and belive me I am grateful! and I give them enough love and treats back so they know it!

The best way to drain the blood is from one of their legs, make a small slice on the inside above the foot, being careful not to sever the tendon there, as this could permanantly damage the leg, making your animal partially lame. Hold the animal up so the blood drains to the cut limb, blood should drip out at a steady pace. When you have enough blood, use a tourniquet just behind the cut, i use a hair band, leave it on for an hour, but make sure its not to tight, or again you could lame your animal. Repeat this on further animals if you have them.

Now once you have your blood, put it in a saucepan on the stove, and gently heat, try not to boil it as this will diminish the quality, after a few minutes of simmering, you will see a frothy like substance collect on the top, gently remove this with a spoon, when no more is being produced add your milk, i know what your saying “you cant get milk from a cat!” Dont i just know it! my poor cats nipples!! so youll just have to settle for cow milk, add an equal amount of cow milk to the blood, and it will make a lovely pinky coloured looking soup. And its ready to be served! African style!