To: decimon
"Sweet tooth?"
There was no such thing as Brussel Sprouts, Cauliflower or Broccoli around when there were Neanderthals. These (and others) were all developed from the wild English cabbage plant in recent times.
10 posted on
08/12/2009 1:37:29 PM PDT by
blam
To: blam
There was no such thing as Brussel Sprouts, Cauliflower or Broccoli around when there were Neanderthals.Rereading, I see they don't claim there were such vegetables then. Those are just examples of plants carrying the bitter chemical.
11 posted on
08/12/2009 2:06:21 PM PDT by
decimon
To: blam
These (and others) were all developed from the wild English cabbage plant in recent times. What were the cultivators thinking? Maybe it was a way to sell more butter or cheese, or as cheap pig food.
12 posted on
08/12/2009 2:08:01 PM PDT by
Reeses
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