Bread first or beer first? A bad question
Which came first, bread or beer? The very possibility that we brewed beer before we baked bread sounds–well–it sounds sexy. How titillating to think that people rushed to make something…
Read moreIt’s the shear bloody work of it (sic). Grinding
Following on the previous post, the point is that banging, hitting, pounding, percussion does not produce flour out of grains (grape skins, chestnuts, bracken I shall leave for another post,…
Read moreMaking flour
Not so easy, as I learned long ago. Of all the possible food sources, grass seeds–which is all that grains or cereals are–have to be one of the most improbable. …
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