[Sca-cooks] watermelons

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

Man, I can't get away from these things.


A Renaissance painting  reveals how breeding changed watermelons
http://www.vox.com/2015/7/28/9050469/watermelon-breeding-paintings
 
An interesting detail here is that older watermelons seem to have had seed  
cavities, though roughly spiral shaped. This means the seeds might not have 
been  embedded in the flesh as they are now.
 
 
This linked graphic is interesting too.
Here's what 9,000 years of breeding has done to corn, peaches, and other  
crops
http://www.vox.com/2014/10/15/6982053/selective-breeding-farming-evolution-c
orn-watermelon-peaches


Jim Chevallier
www.chezjim.com

FRENCH BREAD HISTORY: Late  medieval  bread
http://leslefts.blogspot.com/2015/06/french-bread-history-late-medieval-brea
d.html