Posted on 12/19/2009 8:13:11 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Not sure about seeds carrying something that way, but there are a few (apparent) cases of soil bacteria of the unwelcome kind entering the roots, and then migrating up the vascular system, and into the edible parts of veggies.
Cooking kills them.
It also generally takes more than just a stray pathogen or three to set up a viable colony in a healthy person.
“There have been some on AIDs ‘tainted’ organs. Was that what you were thinking of?”
How about anthrax?
You have someone in mind? Botulin toxin is easier—you can poison their well with it.
Maybe just some poison hemlock mixed into the candied parnsnips, to disguise the flavor.
So, are potatoes and yams safe to eat raw, or not?
Raw potatoes never killed our dog. Neither did the raw quince.
As for me, raw potatoes are only good for cooking or dehydrating. *<];-’)
I like raw yams best.
Some red small new white potatoes can be sweet.
Thx.
No poisonings.
Just wondering if anthrax (which exist in soil) can viably enter a plant and be transmitted.
I really have no idea. I’d suggest Google, but who wants all those keywords to trip alarms at the FBI & DHS.
Who cares about their provenance? The Anasazi beans are terrific beans.
I cook them with a can of Rotel tomatoes with Jalapenos and a little onion. Add some bacon strips or sausage for some addtional flavor and meat and eat hearty. A one dish meal you can eat on for days if you fix enough.
Highly recommnend that you Fix some cornbread to go with them.
I read a novel about researchers trying to find what caused the hysteria among young girls that was judged to be "possession" by the ecclesiastical courts in early Salem which led to the witch trials. I believe the book was by the late Tony (John?) Hillerman. The story was woven around crocks of wheat and barley that had gotten contaminated by mold. The researchers decided that the moldy grains acted like halluciginens and cause the Salem teens to "act out" which resulted in their executions. Of course, some of the modern day researchers became infected also and the mystery spins on from there.
Think that’s how LSD was discovered. LOL!
A lot of people don’t realize this, but Rotel tomatoes come from a gigantic Precolumbian tomb at a secret location in Mexico. Scientists remain uncertain how the Toltecs perfected canning that long ago.
I love Rotel tomatoes pureed and melted into Velveeta cheese. Best nacho dip ever!
And a lot of people don’t know that part of the original Aztec canning process included putting in a still-beating heart along with the Jalapenos.
Sorta like the worm in Mezcal to give it some ooomph.
It’s just a silly rumor that the Rotel folks still follow the old original recipe. They sure have ooomph though.
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