From: ngl28@rz.uni-kiel.d400.de
Date: Fri 17 Sep 1993 - 20:22:57 EEST
Concerning the Praxian dietary question:
I somehow missed the skullbush seed (introduced, I think, by Sandy Petersen in RQ2 Companion). This oilseed plant was said to play an important role in Praxian diet.
From what I remember Skullbush is a low-growin, probably thorny bush growing in areas offering some little protection against the abrasive desert wind. Nomad women (or slaves?) take care of harvesting the seeds.
I can imagine similar acacia (sp?) plants providing some seasonal vegetarian food.
Another plant which might improve Praxian diet considerably would be Einkorn. I read that in neolithic time einkorn grew e.g. on the Anatolian plateau. This is a grain plant growing in thick bushels carrying rich fruit, which can be harvested by stripping the grains off by hand. Inevitably some grains fall down onto the soil and make the seed for next years harvest.
The source I read said that one stand of einkorn produced sufficient grain for three adults for one year in a nomadic lifestyle. (AAll cited from memory, I might give exact data).
While most of the wastes most probably consists of Wisconsin-style dry steppe, the oasis places certainly offer this bounty. This would be in addition to dairy and meat produced from the herds, meat from hunting and raiding, and gathering on the march.
P.S.: My main mailbox account was unreachable recently due to hardware problems. I hope the guys managing it will fix it soon; messages to me may have bounced. If so, please repost.
Did anyone collect the last week's worth of RQ4-discussion, and is willing to mail it to me? Please mail me before!
Joerg (hating to be cut off the daily divination, reading this list via FTP...)
Joerg Baumgartner
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