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11,000-Year-Old Grain Shakes Up Beliefs On Beginnings Of Agriculture
Jerusalem Post ^
| 6-18-2006
| Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
Posted on 06/19/2006 1:04:07 PM PDT by blam
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To: Red Badger
Yeast is not required for bread baking. Think flat bread.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:34:24 PM PDT
by
magslinger
(Watch out for Christians and their IPD's (Improvised Potluck Dinners)!)
To: ncountylee
A missionary to the Germans in the areas near the Lake of Zurich, St. Columbanus (b. 612) came upon an assembly of pagans making ready a sacrifice with a large tub filled with beer in their midst. He asked them what they intended to do with it and they answered that it was an offer to their god Wodan. St. Columbanus blew upon it (possibly with a beer breath), and immediately the vessel burst into splinters with a great noise and all the beer was spilled. The barbarians were surprised, and said he had a strong breath. He then explained to the assembled that they were wasting good ale and his God loved ale, but only when drunk in his name. He exhorted them to forsake their superstitions and return to the faith. Many were converted and baptized; others, who had been formerly baptized, and had apostatized, returned to the obedience of the gospel. He is known for saying "It is my design to die in the brew-house; let ale be placed to my mouth when I am expiring so that when the choir of angels come they may say: 'Be God propitious to this drinker.'"
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:34:26 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: Red Badger
"I've heard that wheat grains from Egyptian tombs will germinate after 5,000 or so years. This would double that!........" I think there's an urban myth about wheat seeds being grown from those found in King Tutts tomb.
2,000 Year Old Palm Seed Germinates
"Israeli scientists say they've succeeded in growing a sapling from what's believed to be the oldest seed ever germinated a date palm seed 2,000 years old."
"One of the scientists leading the project said she hopes the ancient DNA from the seed will reveal medicinal secrets that have disappeared from the modern plant."
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:36:51 PM PDT
by
blam
To: frogjerk
Ah, a saint with her priorities straight.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:38:29 PM PDT
by
Publius
To: Red Badger; magslinger
You don't need to add yeast to wort to make beer. It can happen on it's own.
From http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/yeast.php
Spontaneous Fermentation
Beer that is exposed to the surrounding open air to allow natural/wild yeast and bacteria to literally infect the beer, are spontaneous fermented beers. One of the typical yeasts is the Brettanomyces Lambicus strain. Beers produced in this fashion are sour, non-filtered and inspired by the traditional lambics of the Zenne-region. This brewing method has been practised for decades in the West Flanders region of Belgium.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:38:29 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: frogjerk
Your post encouraged me to pop a cool one (Carlsberg). Ahhhh!
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:38:43 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: blam
Why do they believe it's 11,000 years old? This goes against the grain.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:39:01 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Publius
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:39:30 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: rahbert
"I didn't think they had violas that long ago.."
Being a southerner, I was wondering who the heck this Viola woman was ... the original woman in "wine, women and song," I guess.
To: Red Badger
One does not accidentally come upon beer, it must be planned and researched.........
And Moses came down from the mountain with a frosty mud and said "Let there be beer". The people rejoiced.
To: Red Badger
Wild yeast is all over the place and airborne. There are certain types of Belgian beers that are fermented with wild yeast in open containers.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:40:52 PM PDT
by
nitzy
(Every man needs a credo)
To: ncountylee; rightinthemiddle
Grain Belt beer ping
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:41:05 PM PDT
by
evets
(beer)
To: magslinger
But somewhere along the line someone did use yeast to make bread, and alcohol would have been smelled in the process. The Egyptians were making beer thousands of years befor Christ. Yeasts were known to exhibit the fermentation processes. Some smart gut, possibly and Egyptian, must have put two and two together and came up with BEER! Thus the phrase, "Walk like an Egyptian!"..........
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:42:19 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Thread hi-jacking in progress. Everybody stay in your seats and no one will get hurt!...............)
To: wolfcreek
Well he was gone for forty days. Just long enough............
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:43:04 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Thread hi-jacking in progress. Everybody stay in your seats and no one will get hurt!...............)
To: SamAdams_Lite
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:44:20 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: wolfcreek
From
http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/patron_saints.shtml"Don't drink the water, drink beer" warned Saint Arnold of Metz (b. 580 AD, d. 640), concerned about the dangers of drinking impure water. He believed that the polluted water caused illness, while the boiled and processed water used for beer was a safer alternative. According to legend he ended a plague when he submerged his crucifix into a brew kettle and persuaded people to drink only beer from that "blessed" kettle. He is reported to have said "From man's sweat and God's love, beer came into the world".
AMEN!
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:45:04 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: blam
This thread has a way of making me thirsty.
To: frogjerk
Weizenbier. Not the thin American stuff.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:45:51 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: RobbyS
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:47:05 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM: The perpetual insulting of common sense.)
To: evets
Grain Belt beer looks inviting. We have a specialty beer store that I will check to see if I can get it in California.
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posted on
06/19/2006 1:47:47 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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