Interesting Link to the Origins and History of Foods....

[bettyellen]

and it'll make you really grateful you have a fridge.

"Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? Welcome to the Food Timeline."


http://www.foodtimeline.org/

[cleofus1]

1. thank you

bettyellen:-)

[Lorax]

2. Thank you.

I'm fascinated by stuff like this.

[Tab]

3. It's sad

It's sad that the list ends with "New products from Kraft"...

Very interesting site, thank you, although looking at it I'd be really interested to see it separated geographically. Not all foods were first used in the same place, and then used worldwide simultaneously. I'd be interested to see what was used where, and at what time.

Still, the order is interesting... some things showed up much earlier than I expected, or in some weird order. For instance, why sheep before any other mammal?

But "Kraft".... :eyes:

[wryter2000]

4. Thanks

That looks interesting.

BTW, one of my favorite books on cooking and food is...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=782z4QaCH6&isbn=0684800012&itm=1

688 fascinating pages. It's a great (but long) read.

On edit: This is a new edition, and I need it! I still love the old edition.

[bettyellen]

5. you're all welcome. i figured food + history, well there's probably be

going to be some curiousity about that particular combo here.
:hi: