Lots of things, you have to wonder. The spear thrower. Old Gork one day looking at his flint-tipped spear said to himself, "You know, if I had a crooked stick..."
Paul, type "history of chocolate" into a search engine and find out. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/history-of-chocolate
Short version is that chocolate was first a savory drink, then a spicy drink thousands of years ago, then became a sweetened drink in late 16th century Europe, then became candy in the mid 19th century.
People have been drinking cow's milk since Neolithic times, ever since the first nomads started to settle down. We have evidence of cheesemaking from 7500 years ago. In comparison, the Biblical Exodus from Egypt took place around 3500 years ago. So the pervert who discovered milk was probably a starving nomad.
We have evidence that lobsters were eaten by Stone Age man in many coastal areas around the world. We know the native Indians in what became New England were eating lobster more than 2000 years ago. It didn't start to become popular or expensive until the 1880's.
Think I'll just go ahead and buy a Hershey bar.
ReplyDeleteEasier, sweeter but nowhere near as full of flavor...
DeleteUummm chocolate!!!!
ReplyDeleteIn Europe chocolate is a food!!!!
Yep Takes a lot to make chocolate. Makes you wonder how it was ever discovered.
ReplyDeleteLots of things, you have to wonder. The spear thrower. Old Gork one day looking at his flint-tipped spear said to himself, "You know, if I had a crooked stick..."
DeletePaul, type "history of chocolate" into a search engine and find out.
Deletehttps://www.history.com/topics/ancient-americas/history-of-chocolate
Short version is that chocolate was first a savory drink, then a spicy drink thousands of years ago, then became a sweetened drink in late 16th century Europe, then became candy in the mid 19th century.
Really shows quite well how much effort is required to prepare the copious amounts of food we so take for granted.
ReplyDeleteAnd so who was the pervert that discovered cows milk?
ReplyDeletePeople have been drinking cow's milk since Neolithic times, ever since the first nomads started to settle down. We have evidence of cheesemaking from 7500 years ago. In comparison, the Biblical Exodus from Egypt took place around 3500 years ago. So the pervert who discovered milk was probably a starving nomad.
DeleteWho is the first one to eat a lobster.
ReplyDeleteWe have evidence that lobsters were eaten by Stone Age man in many coastal areas around the world.
DeleteWe know the native Indians in what became New England were eating lobster more than 2000 years ago.
It didn't start to become popular or expensive until the 1880's.
Who is the first one to eat an oyster?
ReplyDeleteAlein