. Bulletin. Natural history; Science. Lett: To convince himself it could be done, Dr. Beadle ground teosinte on a primitive metate borrowed from Field Museum; it is similar to ones known from 6,000 in central Mexico. He is likely to offer an interested visitor teo-tortillas (in foreground) made from teosinte meal. Ptioto by Ed Jarecki. Rigtit: Tfie metate is still used for grinding corn into meal. Photo by William Madsen. Teosinte as a food plant One of the arguments against teosinte as an ancestor of corn has been that it is not obvious how its nut-like seeds with their heavy "shell
. Bulletin. Natural history; Science. Lett: To convince himself it could be done, Dr. Beadle ground teosinte on a primitive metate borrowed from Field Museum; it is similar to ones known from 6,000 in central Mexico. He is likely to offer an interested visitor teo-tortillas (in foreground) made from teosinte meal. Ptioto by Ed Jarecki. Rigtit: Tfie metate is still used for grinding corn into meal. Photo by William Madsen. Teosinte as a food plant One of the arguments against teosinte as an ancestor of corn has been that it is not obvious how its nut-like seeds with their heavy "shells" could have been used for food by primitive man. This view has persisted despite early Spanish evidence that teosinte seeds were indeed used as food. Garrison Wilkes in his book Teosinte mentions several codex references to teosinte being used as human food. Also, young teosinte stalks were undoubtedly chewed, as archaeological evidence indicates early corn was. Young spikes can be eaten before the cases become hardened. In 1939, without knowledge of any documented use of teosinte as food, it occurred to me, as a boyhood lover of popcorn, that perhaps teosinte seeds would pop. A simple experiment demonstrated that they do. The popped kernels exploded out of their shells are indistinguishable from popped corn. One is popped corn, the other popped teosinte; which is which?. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Field Museum of Natural History. [Chicago] : The Museum
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