a 'did you know' that Dave2112 should read

[Ayla ny]

what food item has been unearthed in ancient Egyptian tombs and found to still be edible today?

hint: it's not pudding...

 

[Zebra]

That would have to be either honey, or beer, sealed in a jar of some sort. Honey is the only food known to not spoli.

And I had read this article before...
http://www.dui.com/alcoholissues/Alcohol/kingtut.html

Anyway, I'm pretty sure it was one of the two...but I'll go for Honey.
Right?

 

[Dave2112]

I'd go with the beer thing myself. And thanks for using my pain and suffering for a quick laugh in your post.

Just kidding, luv ya Ayla!😀 😎

 

[Ayla ny]

Zebra, you're right. it's honey. I remember thinking this was amazing when I read it. they didn't mention how it tasted tho...

Dave, I'm glad you are feeling better (you ARE feeling better... right?). 🙂 you're a sweetheart for taking my ribbing in stride.

keep those colds below 40 f and those hots above 140 f

 

[Haltickling]

I should have guessed so. After all, the Egyptians built the Beeramids (sp?)... 😛 And they invented the Pabeerus to write on. Okay, okay, I stop the silly beer jokes here! 😀 Bad, bad jokes, Hal!

 

[Prime]

I was going to guess it was fruitcake. besides never spoiling it makes a good doorstop.

 

[Ayla ny]

they also developed the 365 day calenbeer! 😀

oh, and can fruitcake really be counted as a food item? doorstop, yes. food... I dunno. 🙄

 

[dvnc]

Nah, fruitcake is an odd social game of tag.

It IS funny when you recognize the cake coming back around, months later, as a gift from someone OTHER than the person originally gifted.

They're also fine ornaments during the holidays.

 

[Ayla ny]

yeah... but they make a lousy frisbee. 🙂

 

[dvnc]

yeah, they're a poor weapon, too.

 

[qjakal]

Poor?

Not if you have a handy dandy skyscraper around, d! By utilizing the power of gravity, you multiply the cakes effectiveness tenfold at least! 😉 Q

 

[venray]

what food item has been unearthed in ancient Egyptian tombs and found to still be edible today?

hint: it's not pudding...

In a related story......

A team of archaeologists was digging in Israel when they found an
old, worn out rock. On the rock there were these drawings, in this
order: a woman, a donkey, a shovel, a fish, and a cross. The team was
fascinated and was sure they had found remnants of an unknown civilization.

For months they researched and tried to make sense of the
drawings, and finally held a huge conference to tell what they had come up
with. The team leader stood up and said, "Look here, the first picture is a woman.
We have determined that this means women were the dominant sex in this
civilization. The second symbol is a donkey. We think this means they
had domesticated animals. The third drawing is a shovel, showing they were
intelligent and used tools. Fourth there is a fish, which tells us they had
learned to reap from the sea as well as the land. Finally there is a cross,
which shows they were religious people.

Any Questions?"

A Jew stands up in the back and says, "You said you found this in
Israel. With all due respect, sir, we read things from right to left in
Hebrew Those pictures say, 'Holy Mackerel, Dig the Ass on that Woman