nebula Posted November 3, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.92 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 What I think is amazing is how people came up with the idea to remove seeds from grasses, grind them into a powder, mix them with other ingredients, knead it (where did that idea come form?), stick it in an enclosed cooking unit, and come out with bread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted November 3, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.92 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 In the 17th Century herbalists such as Nicholas Culpeper, or William Coles believed in something called 'the doctrine of signatures', whereby any plant or part of a plant...root, stem, flower etc that looked like part of the human anatomy, or even animal anatomy, was in some mystical way linked to it. For example, Viper's Bugloss has a speckled stem which resembles (with a degree of imagination) a snakes skin...and thus proof that is would be effective in a compound against snake-bite. We seem to have come a long way since those times. I'd be cautious of that, too. I think whoever put this together knew about these fruits and veggies being good for certain parts of the body and found a visual link between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted November 3, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.07 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted November 3, 2009 What I think is amazing is how people came up with the idea to remove seeds from grasses, grind them into a powder, mix them with other ingredients, knead it (where did that idea come form?), stick it in an enclosed cooking unit, and come out with bread! It IS amazing when you think about it...but I'm SO glad someone thought of it. Imagine just eating flour? Or stalks of wheat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botz Posted November 4, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 76 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,492 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 191 Days Won: 18 Joined: 03/29/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2009 Maybe right at the beginning when G-d fellowshipped with Adam and Eve, He taught them about things like bread making, or included the idea and curiosity in their mental make-up...so that they naturally experimented...but I would imagine that initially it must have been handed down....it would give more light on the L-rds prayer...'give us this day our daily bread'...Jesus being the 'bread of life' etc...speculative I know...but interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheya joie Posted November 4, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/15/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2009 Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. I remember being told several years ago that certain native peoples believe papayas help increase a nursing mother's milk supply. I immediately blurted out, 'I know why.' We had a papaya tree on our property back then - and when the tree is laden with fruit, it looks like it's got lots and lots and lots of, er, mammary glands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted November 4, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. I remember being told several years ago that certain native peoples believe papayas help increase a nursing mother's milk supply. I immediately blurted out, 'I know why.' We had a papaya tree on our property back then - and when the tree is laden with fruit, it looks like it's got lots and lots and lots of, er, mammary glands. Papaya has an enzyme that assists digestion, it is also a great meat tenderizer.(when green slice and place between the meat overnight). The people of Mozambique use it as a wound dressing and I have seen it's amazing properties. A suppurating wound in bound with mashed, ripe papaya, and the dressing changed every 6 hours or so. (and washed very clean with water). I have seen amazing results after only a day or two. The wound is clean and only clean tissue can be seen, the papaya draws everything out of the wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted November 4, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 1.99 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted November 4, 2009 What I think is amazing is how people came up with the idea to remove seeds from grasses, grind them into a powder, mix them with other ingredients, knead it (where did that idea come form?), stick it in an enclosed cooking unit, and come out with bread! It IS amazing when you think about it...but I'm SO glad someone thought of it. Imagine just eating flour? Or stalks of wheat? Yeah! and beer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer1997 Posted November 4, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 66 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,363 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 119 Days Won: 9 Joined: 11/07/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2009 What I think is amazing is how people came up with the idea to remove seeds from grasses, grind them into a powder, mix them with other ingredients, knead it (where did that idea come form?), stick it in an enclosed cooking unit, and come out with bread! It IS amazing when you think about it...but I'm SO glad someone thought of it. Imagine just eating flour? Or stalks of wheat? Yeah! and beer..... I wish I could have REAL bread ... and maybe even a beer - no wheat for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted November 5, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.07 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2009 What I think is amazing is how people came up with the idea to remove seeds from grasses, grind them into a powder, mix them with other ingredients, knead it (where did that idea come form?), stick it in an enclosed cooking unit, and come out with bread! It IS amazing when you think about it...but I'm SO glad someone thought of it. Imagine just eating flour? Or stalks of wheat? Yeah! and beer..... Can't eat beer....at least I can't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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