On 1/26/2010 7:53 PM, Bruce wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
>> I was talking to a missionary home on furlough from Niger; one of the
>> things she mentioned was how the Fulani women spend hours every day
>> pounding millet in big wooden mortar & pestles to make flour for the
>> daily meals.
>>
>> I was wondering what the introduction of some 19th century technology
>> -- a cast iron hand-crank grain mill big enough for a village, or
>> several small "Corona" mills -- might do... and the unintended
>> consequences.
>>
>> After reading more about the process, I'm not sure a mill would be as
>> revolutionary as I originally thought; they thresh and winnow the
>> grain every day, and then winnow the flour to remove the bran and
>> husks, so there's a lot of time consumed doing other steps besides
>> pounding.
>>
>> I don't really have a point; just thought it was interesting and might
>> be worth discussing.
>>
>> Bob
> You rarely have a point, Muncie.


Muncie? You do realize there's more than one Bob here, don't you?

Bob