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'Lost crops' could have fed as many as maize
phys.org ^
| 12/23/2019
| by Talia Ogliore, Washington University in St. Louis
Posted on 12/23/2019 7:33:54 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
When they switched to corn they had problems because corn was missing some vital nutrients these ‘grains’ had formerly provided.
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posted on
12/23/2019 10:42:20 PM PST
by
piasa
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To: BenLurkin
Just because we don’t know the reason they made the change to maize doesn’t mean it wasn’t valid.
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posted on
12/24/2019 12:46:28 AM PST
by
Brooklyn Attitude
(Presidents can now be impeached for high crimes, misdemeanors or because DemocRATS hate them.)
To: SamAdams76
I think it is a sign.
I hope you didn’t tell this dream before breakfast or it will come true.
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posted on
12/24/2019 1:01:00 AM PST
by
Sequoyah101
(We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
To: BenLurkin
Ah yes, goose foot and erect knot weed. There is a reason they are no longer cultivated.
Both taste like, well, not good.
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posted on
12/24/2019 1:02:15 AM PST
by
Sequoyah101
(We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
To: Brooklyn Attitude
Amongst other possible problems, goosefoot can cause hayfever like it’s relative ragweed.
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posted on
12/24/2019 2:14:15 AM PST
by
Fraxinus
(My opinion, worth what you paid.)
To: SunkenCiv
Quinoa
ahh, finally...queeno...a name I at least recognize...
:]
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posted on
12/24/2019 3:33:58 AM PST
by
Adder
(Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
To: SunkenCiv; BenLurkin
Serious question:
Do the "lost crops" ferment to form alcohol -- as maize (corn) does?
If not, that might explain why they became "lost" -- when corn became available as an alternative...
TXnMA '-)
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posted on
12/24/2019 6:33:27 AM PST
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's alias | "Islam": Allah's useful idiots | Brennan & 0b0z0: Islam's useful idiots)
To: PGR88
obviously, the commercial never left yours.
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posted on
12/24/2019 7:08:50 AM PST
by
wildbill
(The older I get, the less 'life in prison" means to me)
To: BenLurkin
Thanks! Will link it over at the Gardening Thread! :)
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posted on
12/24/2019 7:17:09 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: BenLurkin; Ellendra
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posted on
12/24/2019 7:20:56 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: PGR88
Charles Nelson Reilly! What a way to make a living, LOL!
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posted on
12/24/2019 7:23:58 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: BenLurkin
I never thought of chenopodiums as “lost”. There are several growing wild all over Wisconsin.
I am curious about the other crops mentioned.
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posted on
12/24/2019 8:29:18 AM PST
by
Ellendra
(A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
To: TXnMA
That makes the most sense!
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posted on
12/24/2019 8:38:04 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Brooklyn Attitude
I can’t speak for most of the crops listed, but I do have experience with members of the Chenopodium genus. Corn is a lot less work!
The researcher in the article compared yields, but not the man-hours needed to get it from the field to the dinner table. Corn doesn’t need threshing or winnowing, and you’re a lot less likely to end up with a ton of chaff in your lungs.
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posted on
12/24/2019 8:51:00 AM PST
by
Ellendra
(A single lie on our side does more damage than a thousand lies on their side.)
To: PGR88
Here comes the tricky part...
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posted on
12/24/2019 9:35:01 AM PST
by
Alas Babylon!
(The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
12/24/2019 9:36:26 AM PST
by
Alas Babylon!
(The prisons do not fill themselves. Get moving, Barr!)
To: Alas Babylon!
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posted on
12/24/2019 9:43:51 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: PGR88
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
12/24/2019 12:11:32 PM PST
by
PGR88
To: SamAdams76
#6 This may be why...
You may want to cut down on drinking any just prior to bed : )
I noted your signature.
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posted on
12/24/2019 11:04:40 PM PST
by
minnesota_bound
(homeless guy. He just has more money....)
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