On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:01:20 -0600, zxcvbob wrote:

> 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

which one is my uncle?

your pal,
blake