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Old 04-11-2010, 02:06 PM posted to rec.gardens.edible
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Default OT Ah heady days with simple tools and real heart

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/bu....html?_r=1&hpw

I remember using a texas instrument Calculator that had a little hidden
game called I believe moon landing. This when hand pulled calculators
ruled and VPC (Vapor Phase Chromatography) was measured by hand and
calculated. 1970
Since then the food supply seems to have drifted to large machines and
food values are printed. So there was progress but fresh at grandmašs
still rules.

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