The life of slaves in Egypt was not as hard as we think
spacecase0
earth human
slaves in our civilization are also allowed to marry as they wish,
you even get to choose your master here.
we also have a welfare system for the slaves as well.
you even get to choose your master here.
we also have a welfare system for the slaves as well.
August
Metanoia
And free medical as the slaves did in Egypt. No good having a sick slave.
CasualBystander
Celestial
They had beer.
How bad could it be???
How bad could it be???
3FEL9
Islander
Think they had wine,, pretty bad headaches from sipping all day long ?
Beers better
August
Metanoia
Only the ultra rich had wine the peasantry had weak beer and onions as a staple diet.
spacecase0
earth human
staple diet was mostly proso millet for the poor, they made dumplings out of it.
taste is bland, but good for you, and gives you plenty of energy to live.
neat thing about millet is that it only needs enough water in the growing season, it does not care if there are gaps in the rain, it just goes dormant till it gets more water.
taste is bland, but good for you, and gives you plenty of energy to live.
neat thing about millet is that it only needs enough water in the growing season, it does not care if there are gaps in the rain, it just goes dormant till it gets more water.
August
Metanoia
spacecase0
earth human
the millet was a poor persons food there,
the wheat was for the people that had some money,
that article also did not mention peas, I am currently growing this one.
King Tut Purple Pea | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and it is pretty.
most of the the the beer was the "small beer" version, 0.5 to 1.5%, it was made because the fermenting gets rid of the pathogens in the water. it is flavored a bit, but is not going to get you intoxicated to a noticeable degree
spacecase0
earth human
it is kind of hard to find an inclusive list of what they had for food
here is the best I could find before I got board
Ancient Egyptian Food
forgot about them having lentils.
I also forgot to grow lentils this year
thank you Augest for bringing up what foods they had, this is a fun topic
here is the best I could find before I got board
Ancient Egyptian Food
forgot about them having lentils.
I also forgot to grow lentils this year
thank you Augest for bringing up what foods they had, this is a fun topic
August
Metanoia
Millett was basically pre dynastic they swapped over after that to other grains but its obvious they didn't starve to much unless a famine was happening. They had huge grain storage facilities set up. .
August
Metanoia
Yes it is . They say that the pyramid builders , the labourers , were even fed good grade meat. That's amazing.
August
Metanoia
spacecase0
earth human
I did find a few people say that wheat was used after it was available.
so I guess it was not always there
what I have never found out is why there are the 2 kinds of wheat,
are they from 2 sources ? they have different genetics, and many people claim they will not cross (but I think I have done it), 28, VS 42 chromosomes,
and after a quick read of wikipedia to check the numbers, Durum - Wikipedia
I guess they likely did come from the same place.
likely imported at the same time.
so I guess it was not always there
what I have never found out is why there are the 2 kinds of wheat,
are they from 2 sources ? they have different genetics, and many people claim they will not cross (but I think I have done it), 28, VS 42 chromosomes,
and after a quick read of wikipedia to check the numbers, Durum - Wikipedia
I guess they likely did come from the same place.
likely imported at the same time.
spacecase0
earth human
I am tortured with allergiesYou seem to have a nice diet yourself .
I have no choice but to eat well
3FEL9
Islander
Ohh,, bummer. Onions really ? Well grilled ones are pretty tasty and sweet
spacecase0
earth human
I have tried,
not that possible to make a main dish out of onions
not that possible to make a main dish out of onions
August
Metanoia
3FEL9
Islander
No just raw ones .
Noway! I think they atleast cooked them in the desert sun,