> >I'd really like to know what kind of scenario
> >they could envision in man going from having no interest in grains, to
the
> >whole industry of growing and processing cultivars of grain.
>
> I remember hearing the story of the conqueror who wanted to make sure that
his
> conquered territories would not revolt against him, so he forced them to
make
> potatoes the staple of their diet.
>
> As the number of humans grew larger, similar thinking could have resulted
in
> conquering tribes making the losers eat grains...

Why would anyone, conqueror or not, just decide that some people can eat
grains when they had no experience as to their edibility?
Paul

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