On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:54:03 EST Madeline Mason <[log in to unmask]> writes: > But as far as grains are concerned, they remain, as Wally says, > "completely foreign foods never eaten by humans. . ." (before the advent of the > technology necessary to make them even marginally edible by humans) Ardeith writes: Once humans learned to hang a skin-pot over a fire, it is not likely that they ignored the seeds of all the grasses that grew around the area. Those seeds were probably tossed into the pot with anything else the people gathered that day.........and leaving those seeds to soak overnight probably led to the discovery of beer....... But we definitely did not evolve to eat wheat in the amounts available today, not did we evolve to eat the stuff year round......the seeds of the grasses have a season, just as fruit has a season....grass seed while still green is chewy and sorta sweet... only after it ripens does it become hard.....I'd bet that grass seeds were among the first things people learned to store for the winter months .....in those climates where winter is cold and icy.......... [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.