Comment on Why are there so many conspiracy theories regarding soy beans?
nul@programming.dev 9 months agoOr because it provided both hydration and calories to people doing manual labor, like field work. It was the Gatorade of the time.
Comment on Why are there so many conspiracy theories regarding soy beans?
nul@programming.dev 9 months agoOr because it provided both hydration and calories to people doing manual labor, like field work. It was the Gatorade of the time.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
huh yeah i never thought about that but it would be a nice benefit.
i’d expand on that with that you could have also used something like a very dilute gruel except that would go nasty in the heat, which alcohol doesn’t do because it’s already nasty (but perfectly drinkable).