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Don't Hit The Honey Wagon
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Don't Hit The Honey Wagon


May 19, 2021, 7:29 PM

This story would characterize the rural areas of North and South Korea 70 years ago. I have been back to South Korea twice since the war but did not get out to the rural areas to see if they were still observing the same practices that were in affect when I was there in 1950 -'51.

Farmers and gardeners collected the family "night soil" and stored it in huge containers in their yard. After aging, it was placed in a large wooden container on a small wagon and towed to the field by a donkey. A large dipper at the end of a long pole was used to spread the night soil on the field or garden area, In short, human waste was used as fertilizer and for several days after its application, the aroma would permeate a large area. We definitely avoided these areas at all costs. Because the fields were fertilized by human waste, we were warned to never eat anything raw that was grown in Korea.

The large wooden container mounted on a small wagon was known as a "honey wagon". As we moved about the country, particularly in the rural areas, we encountered many honey wagons being towed by a small donkey and there were a few accidents. One thing for sure, when a huge Army truck hit one of those honey wagons no one wanted to be a close-by eye witness, on the truck or just in the area.

Someone in our company made some signs which read, "If given a choice, hit the donkey and save the honey wagon".

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Gives new meaning to Carl Perkins' gem "Honey Don't"***


May 19, 2021, 10:39 PM



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Iirc, only root vegetables are inedible when so fertilized.


May 20, 2021, 1:27 PM

When properly washed, all other vegetables are safe to eat. I probably wouldn’t, but my recollection is that you can.

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This explains steamed broccoli


May 20, 2021, 1:32 PM

It must all be coming from S. Korea

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