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Cities are the index of civilization. Admired for their palaces of religion, art, and aqueducts. Not, as a rule, considered for their granaries. Yet, the magnificent structure of getting food into the world’s first great civilizations was just as complicated and challenging as today. In ancient times, Sumer and Egypt counted on those systems to…
Picking apples on a clear, crisp, sunny autumn day provides a cornucopia of pleasures. The enjoyment of being outdoors and savoring another harvest has been part of the human experience for centuries. Biting into a crunchy, sweetly flavored apple or quaffing, a big glass of fresh cider reminds one why apples are a part of…
The pine family is one of North America’s most familiar groups of evergreen trees. It is known for furnishing most of our traditional Christmas trees. Giving us softwood timber that makes the foundation for many homes. It is an essential source of turpentine and rosin. Along with this, North Americans have seen many medical uses…
Medieval Europeans would eat an array of fruits and nuts regularly as a large part of their diet. Each culture had its own unique set of specific fruits and nuts they preferred, with several similarities across the board. Since they would eat both nuts and fruits so consistently, historians consider them a large portion of…
In coconut-growing countries, coconut oil is prepared at home by heating coconut milk until a clear oil separates. Commercially, the extraction of oil from copra (dried or smoked coconut meat) is one of the oldest seed-crushing industries in the world. Coconut oil has a history almost as rich as the oil itself. Extraction methods range…
Food and sex are inextricably linked. Feeding ensures the survival of the individual, while sexual activity ensures the species’ survival. Beyond biology, making love and eating share psychological attributes as two of life’s greatest pleasures. Both can provide a sense of nurturing, comfort, being loved, and instant gratification. Paradoxically, the two drives can also be…
Coconut production has a long history with great significance to modern society. The entertainer Harry Belafonte may not have been entirely accurate when he sang that coconut water was “good for your daughter” and “full of iron” or that it could “make you strong like a lion.” But he was praising the one thing about…
In prehistoric times, the water content of the immature coconut fruit was more important as a drink than was any part of the mature nut as a food. In recent history, the emphasis has also been on the nonfood use of coconuts as oil. The oil extracted from the kernel of the ripe coconut is…
Modern-day Americans have begun to include brazil nuts in their diet. People are beginning to see a slue of health benefits from eating Brazil nuts. The tree can reach heights exceeding 145 feet with a trunk diameter of almost 8 feet. The crown spreads out to a breadth of 100 feet or more as it…
The Role of Nuts and Seeds in Prehistoric Diets The food value of nuts and seeds is clear. Nuts and seeds constituted two of the most important sources of nutrition for Paleolithic Man. Scientists, such as archaeologists who excavate ancient ruins for clues as to what people ate long ago, have discovered that nuts and…