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Re: The Lost Crops of the Incas
- To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: The Lost Crops of the Incas
- From: "georg parlow" <georg@email-me.at>
- Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:58:43 +0100
- Newsgroups: permaculture
- References: <LYRIS-104375-88818-2000.11.01-17.57.36--georg#email-me.at@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> content. Do you have to rinse the seed before feeding it to livestock?
Will
> the bitter compound cause eggs or milk to taste off? I have heard there
are
> some varieties that have less of this compound. The idea of rinsing off so
rule of thumb: the whiter the seed, the less saponins are present - some
really white varieties (e.g. faro) are practically bitter-free)
regards
gp