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Blue whale skeleton at New Bedford museum still oozing oil

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201 points geox | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 23:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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phendrenad2 ◴[19 Oct 24 17:23 UTC] No.41889111[source]▶
I thought whale oil was what you get when you boil the fatty tissue of the whale. Why would the skeleton have any oil in it?
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1. blipvert ◴[19 Oct 24 23:27 UTC] No.41891629[source]▶
Get the leg bone of a calf (preferably split) medium oven for 20mins.

Some nice toast, chopped capers and parsley to help you clean up the oil. You’re welcome.