Many years ago I had the thought "How long did it take for humans to make

bread?" And I envisioned the following sequence taking thousands of years. It starts with a hunter gatherer discovering some wheat.

Can we eat that? Yeah....tastes terrible.

What if we soak it in water first? Yeah, better, but still tastes terrible.

What if we grind it up? Better, but still tastes terrible.

What if we grind it up and THEN soak is in water? Hmmm, not too bad, I guess, but still tastes mostly terrible.

What if we cook the ground and soaked mixture? Hmmm, ok, I guess, but pretty hard. Now here's where it might be

Then the happy accident happens and the mixture is left out longer than they wanted, and it rises!! They cook it and HOORAY!!! BREAD!

In response to this post by VTHokie2000

Posted: 02/05/2020 at 09:40AM

One sight that has stayed exactly the same as our first ancestors viewed it -- MikeVT85 02/05/2020 01:20AM

They listened to sprach zarathustra and threw bones ** -- HokieDan95 02/05/2020 08:25AM

Or this sight? -- FfxStationHokie 02/05/2020 08:13AM

That actually was among the considerations that crossed my mind . . . -- MikeVT85 02/05/2020 1:56PM

I disagree. Our first ancestors NEVER looked at a picture of a fire on the -- Late 80s Hokie 02/05/2020 07:46AM

But there must have been some understood caveman utterance -- Hokie1992 02/05/2020 08:34AM

First ancestors' camp fire *TIC* -- VTHokie2000 02/05/2020 09:01AM

Many years ago I had the thought "How long did it take for humans to make -- Late 80s Hokie 02/05/2020 09:40AM

Sounds about right or at least it is a very plausible theory -- VTHokie2000 02/05/2020 10:02AM

Apparently you can't put greater than or less than symbols in a post -- Late 80s Hokie 02/05/2020 11:05AM

You forgot the stuff they left in the water too long. Beer. ** -- `lag 02/05/2020 10:08AM

That was another "happy accident" ;-) ** -- VTHokie2000 02/05/2020 10:10AM

Moral of the story: get out and enjoy our forests, and... -- EDGEMAN 02/05/2020 06:55AM

What'd you do with leftover wood in the morning? The morning wood dilemma. ** -- ArdbegHokie 02/05/2020 08:29AM

We burned it all! -- EDGEMAN 02/05/2020 09:07AM

Enjoy the forests and burn them. Got it. ** -- BobG 02/05/2020 07:28AM

But always different ** -- Hokie1992 02/05/2020 06:05AM

Many years ago I had the thought "How long did it take for humans to make

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