[Sca-cooks] more on bananas

[Chris Stanifer]

--- "Mark.S Harris" <mark.s.harris at motorola.com>
wrote:
> > Quick question:  Are we all sure this was a banana
> > peel discovered in an English midden, and not a
> > plantain peel? The latter, IIRC, ripen much, much
> > slower than bananas.
>
>
> I have given you all the info that was given in the
> magazine.
> This doesn't seem to be the same event, as this
> statement
> implies intentional commercial banana importation
> and not just
> a single peel in a midden heap.

I realize the conversation has progressed since the
original question, but, IIRC, the discovery of a
'banana peel' in an English midden spawned the current
discussion of whether or not bananas could have been
carried to England during the period in question.  My
question, therefore, was whether or not anyone
actually knew if this was a 'fruit banana' peel, or a
plantain peel found in the midden.  If it turns out to
be a plantain peel, then it could have a big impact on
the current discussion, since plantains ripen much
slower than bananas, and could have survived a much
longer trip.

Consequently, does anyone know the airspeed velocity
of an unladen swallow...?

Balthazar of Blackmoor

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Words are Trains for moving past what really has no name...

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