Doug,
One thing is viewing corn (maize) as animal food, and other thing is the
actual use of it. I will never try to deny the Americans the right to eat
corn (maize) and I was only talking about the perception and customs in
different countries. It is realities, like it or not, and I think it is a
large difference between having an opinion and expect people to eat
something that they regard as animal food. Most of the people have never
met an American and know little about them.
Yes, corn (maize) is very old and its most common use is as food for
animals. I do have to admit that I do enjoy corn on the cob with butter and
many "foreigners" with me. Maize flower is also excellent to use for sauces.
Hakan
At 03:19 PM 7/25/2005, you wrote:
Hakan Falk wrote:
And all of it because a bad language interpretation at the end of WWII.
When the Americans, after winning, asked the Germans what they most
needed to avoid starvation, they answered Korn (Rye), which the Americans
interpret to Corn (Maise) and started to send loads of it. The Germans
was very sad about it, not only did they loose the war, but the Americans
gave them animal food to eat. Outside US, Corn is an animal staple feed
and is not normally used by people, this even today. Even poor people do
not eat animal food, if they are not forced to do so.
Why do the Americans stubbornly send animal food to the starving people
of the world and expect them to be grateful about it. In most cases it is
taken as an insult. Except for US, burning Corn, that are not used for
animals, is a great idea. To heavily subsidize production of animal food
is not a great idea and you must be American to do so. Not only that, the
Americans eat the animal food themselves, food which will make the rest
of the world think about pigs and they say that the Americans are rich?! LOL
This has been going on for 60 years now, do not tell me that the
Americans are flexible and understanding.
Hakan
To view maize as strictly animal food could be considered insulting to
those native to this (American) continent, some of whose legends speak of
it coming to them from Sky-Father as a gift. Indeed evidence shows that
corn has been cultivated in Mexico 7000 years ago, though what its origins
are, no one is sure. There seem to be no wild varieties of corn.
To be sure, the sacredness of corn is ignored by those who hybridize and
genetically alter it, changing its characteristics from those that
evolution and Sky-Father designed. But even in 1492 when the first seeds
were brought to Europe, their value must have been seen as something worth
loading aboard and bringing with the first explorers back to their homelands.
I do however recall the difficulty my mother had, when I was a child and
growing up in Germany, in obtaining corn on the cob for family meals.
Germans did (do?) view maize as an animal fodder, and we were likely
looked down upon for eating it.
And now, after reading labels, I discover that the WVO I've been
retrieving from behind the restaurant that has allowed me to gather their
waste, is 100% corn. My pickup loves it too.
doug swanson
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