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Offline GillE

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Re: The Food Timeline!
« Reply #30 on: April 22, 2009, 23:41 »
I have to say, I've never actually had pumpkin, as I'd always thought it was like parsnip or swede, which I don't like.

Did you know that in the second world war, parsnips were mashed and flavoured to make them taste like bananas?  Just cook and mash the parsnips, let them cool, then add banana essence.  It's true, I saw it on The Wartime Kitchen & Garden!  Towards the end of the war, however, they ran out of banana essence, so I suppose there was something to be said for U-boats after all.
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Re: The Food Timeline!
« Reply #31 on: April 22, 2009, 23:56 »
No, I didn't know that, Gill, and am left wondering... why?  If there was a shortage of bananas, I'd have just assumed they'd have gone without.
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Re: The Food Timeline!
« Reply #32 on: April 23, 2009, 00:11 »
The people on the TV series tasted the artificial banana and were left asking the same question as you, Simon.

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Re: The Food Timeline!
« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2009, 07:28 »
I use sunflower seeds, caraway seeds, flaxseed and millet as well.  You just throw them into the mix and let the breadmaker do its thing.  Go easy on the caraway seeds though since they have a very strong taste and many people don't like them.  But seeds are full of omegas (you knew that already though!) so they are really good for you.  

I do add sunflower seeds and linseeds, that was until I realised that linseeds pass through whole. So now I add LSA mix (ground linseed, almond and sunflower seeds). My mother adds Flaxseed oil to her breakfast, supposed to be very good for you, but I'm not sure about adding an oil to muesli.  :dunno:
I haven't tried caraway seeds.

Millet is one of the finest foods available.  It will grow where other grains won't, it has a protein level akin to that of wheat, and it's full of vitamin B, including the controversial vitamin B17.

I hadn't heard about B17, until talking to my cousins son, who was researching it when his mum was having chemo. There was something about that it may conflict with chemo. Apricot seeds seem to be the best source of B17, but quite bitter.
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Re: The Food Timeline!
« Reply #34 on: April 23, 2009, 08:27 »
That reminds me.  I must make some bread today!   :)

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Re: The Food Timeline!
« Reply #35 on: April 23, 2009, 09:23 »
Me too.  Yesterday was a day for baking and freezing pizza bases :) .
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