But wild wheat seeds WERE worth bothering with, since the evolution of
domestic wheat tells us that early man bothered with the wild wheat enough
to select, either accidentally or on purpose, those strains that led to our
wheat today.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Kylberg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: yams and sweet potatoes [and seeds]


> At 07:46 2001-11-22 -0600, Tom Gentles cited:
>
> >"Living as wild animals for the last million years or so, we ate every
seed
> that was worth collecting,  grass seed, legume (bean-like, pea -like,
peanut
> and others), and any other seeds that were sustaining and productive, or
big
> enough to be worth bothering with."
>
> Our ancestors probably were rather smart and able already long ago, and
> could probably choose the easiest and tastiest way to eat. Not bothering
> with troublesome food unless it tasted very good.
> Grass seed is not much to bother with, and only available for very short
> periods anyway. Remember that wild grass seeeds fall to the ground as
> soon as they are ripe.
>
> - Hans
>
>