GEO 509 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The 100-Mile Diet, Aeration, Carbon Footprint
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Monday (cid:498)knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad(cid:499) Can tell the age of food before even opening it. Do this with an egg because axis is horizontal at it should float. Roman emperies was very fond of eggs (had hatched her own chicken) She incubated the egg carried it between her breasts. Custard tarts popular in portugal because surplus of egg yolks. Whites of the eggs were critical for the stiffing of rigging of the ships for the navy. Egg whites can be used to clarify liquids. Recipe from tart is derived from arab. Chinese fish grow slowly, mature slowly, that"s why they live long. Parrots, shark, turtles all have long life spans. People used to bury their butter (to protect their butter, keep it cool) Bogs are anaerobic, lack of oxygen would serve to preserve the butter.
