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> Even bladders were put to good use—though it wasn’t culinary. Rather, they were given to the children, who inflated them, filled them with beans, and used the
by GordonS 5y ago
> Even bladders were put to good use—though it wasn’t culinary. Rather, they were given to the children, who inflated them, filled them with beans, and used them as rattles.
Bladders and intestines also used to be used as condoms [0]!
My mother told me she recalls seeing her grandfather's intestine-condoms hanging outside on the washing line to dry after being washed!
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_condoms https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_condoms