..."An edict was issued in the first century AD halting the planting of vineyards because people were not growing wheat any more," said Indelicato....
1 posted on
08/28/2013 12:18:19 PM PDT by
Renfield
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
08/28/2013 12:18:35 PM PDT by
Renfield
(Turning apples into venison since 1999!)
To: Renfield
“uh...That might go good on a salad.” - Johnny Blaze, Ghostrider
3 posted on
08/28/2013 12:21:48 PM PDT by
DannyTN
To: Renfield
Yep! Growing grapes was cutting down on the quantity of beer being brewed! Blasphemous!
4 posted on
08/28/2013 12:22:21 PM PDT by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Renfield; SunkenCiv
Weren’t the species in use in the Roman era wiped out in the 19th Century plague?
To: Renfield
Will they use a wine press or somebody’s nasty smelly feets?.........
To: Renfield
They ought to shoot for Falernian.
To: Renfield
the Romans added honey and water to it,” ...Also lead powder.
17 posted on
08/28/2013 1:48:20 PM PDT by
Safetgiver
( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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