SC - FLUFF Little Debbie, was Re: Pennsic threads

[Brian L. Rygg or Laura Barbee-Rygg]

So, in other words, it's not native to the U.S.? (sounds like other
ubiquitous stuff like lilac and knapweed!)
- --Maire

"Decker, Terry D." wrote:
> 
> Alfalfa is an Asiatic pulse (Medicago sativa), possibly native to Persia.
> The name is Spanish, derived from the Arabic, al-fasfasah, which suggests
> that it was brought into Europe by the Moors.
> 
> Bear
> 
> > My guess is, depending on your part of medieval Europe, in contrast to
> > the U.S., not only would the cow breeds be vastly different,
> > but we may
> > feed them different cereal grains, different types of hay/straw (don't
> > know, for instance, if alfalfa's period), different food supplements,
> > etc.  Purely speculation, of course, as I am in no way an animal
> > husbandrywoman (unless you count housecats).
> > --Maire
> >
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