ever wondered...

[eupraxia]

Who was the first human to think of drinking the stuff thats comes out of a cow. ( that is the underneath bit ;) )

When did people start to put fungus in their bread to make it rise and what prmpted it.

Who tasted the gone off milk and decided it was rather nice.

I don't sleep much as u can see and my head is full of silly questions, but i often imagine the guy watching a calf drink and thinking ' I wonder what that tastes like'.

Thanks for ur time

[B00]

Hehe, we had this Q before and I answered with the puzzler of whoever thought...........

"wonder what that round thing taste like that's just dropped out that chickens bum?"

No one answered me :-(

[eupraxia]

LOL I didn't think of that one. It makes u wonder just how hungry our ancesters where.

[buttons]

the one that always gets me is who decided to eat that gunky substance all over bee hives? not that i like honey, but why would you have even contemplated it to begin with???

[nickmo]

And who's the ancestor that discovered pigs taste of bacon???

[Narolines]

BTW, just for the record - yeast isn't a fungus, it's an enzyme!

[eupraxia]

thanks nerolines. the question still stands only who found it and thought to put it in with the flour

[Gef]

BTW narolines yeast is not an enzyme it is a fungus.

[eupraxia]

BTW I can't read this small type font lol

[nickmo]

c 3000 BC. Tougher wheat varieties were developed and the baking of bread became a skill in Egypt along with brewing beer. In this warm climate wild yeasts were attracted to multi-grain flour mixtures and bakers experimented with leavened doughs.

Should answer the query. Look at history of bread making at : http://www.bakersfederation.org.uk for all things bready.

Looks like as with most 'discoveries' it was a happenchance fact of location, time, and conditions suitable etc etc

[nickmo]

And contents of reideer stomach, in Lapland? Or frogs legs? or tripe? or prarie oysters for that matter? and snails? if snails are ok why not a slug?