On food and cooking the science and lore of the kitchen ( PDFDrive ) 861
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CharacteristicsofSomeCommonLegumes
SoybeansandTheirTransformations
NutsandOtherOil-RichSeeds
NutStructuresandQualities
TheNutritionalValueofNuts
NutFlavor
HandlingandStoringNuts
CookingNuts
CharacteristicsofSomeCommonNuts
CharacteristicsofOtherOil-RichSeeds
SeedsasFood
Seedsareourmostdurableandconcentrated
foods.They’reruggedlifeboats,designedto
carryaplant’soffspringtotheshoreofan
uncertainfuture.Teaseapartawholegrain,or
bean,ornut,andinsideyoufindatiny
embryonicshoot.Atharvesttimethatshoot
hadenteredsuspendedanimation,readyto
survivemonthsofdroughtorcoldwhile
waitingfortherightmomenttocomebackto
life.Thebulkofthetissuethatsurroundsitis
afoodsupplytonourishthisrebirth.It’sthe
distillationoftheparentplant’slifework,its
gatheringofwaterandnitrogenandminerals
fromthesoil,carbonfromtheair,andenergy
fromthesun.Andassuchit’saninvaluable
resourceforusandothercreaturesofthe
animalkingdomwhoareunabletoliveonsoil
andsunlightandair.Infact,seedsgaveearly
humansboththenourishmentandthe
inspirationtobegintoshapethenaturalworld
totheirownneeds.Tenthousandturbulent
yearsofcivilizationhaveunfoldedfromthe
seed’spalerepose.
Thestorybeganwheninhabitantsofthe
MiddleEast,Asia,andCentralandSouth
Americalearnedtosavesomelarge,easily
harvestedseedsfromwildplants,andsow
theminclearingstoproducemoreseedsofa
similarkind.Itappearsthatagriculturefirst
aroseinthehighlandsofsoutheasternTurkey,
aroundtheupperreachesoftheTigrisand
