Grinding Pineapple on a Metate (Simple Grindstone, Saddle Quern)
Inspired by this oil painting that shows a woman grinding pineapple to make juicel, I thought it was time to have a go myself. Now, you might say, who in…
Read moreGrinding: A Puzzle from 5th Century Greece
I’m always looking out for anything that sheds light on grinding with a saddle quern (or a metate as it would be called in Mexico). Museums often have some dusty…
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