This
development occurred independently in several places around the world from as
early as 9000 - 7000 BC in Southwest Asia to 3500 - 3000 BC in the Americas. The
most important dairy animals - cattle, sheep and goats - were first
domesticated in Southwest Asia, although domestic cattle has been independently
derived from wild auroch populations several times since. Initially animals
were kept for meat, and archaeologist Andrew Sherratt has suggested that
dairying, along with the exploitation of domestic animals for hair and labor,
began much later in a separate secondary products revolution in the 4th
millennium BC. Sherratt's model is not supported by recent findings, based on
the analysis of lipid residue in prehistoric pottery, that show that dairying
was practiced in the early phases of agriculture in Southwest Asia, by at least
the 7th millennium BC.
From
Southwest Asia domestic dairy animals spread to Europe (beginning around 7000
BC but not reaching Britain and Scandinavia until after 4000 BC), and South
Asia (7000 - 5500 BC). The first farmers in central Europe and Britain milked
their animals. Pastoral and pastoral nomadic economies, which rely
predominantly or exclusively on domestic animals and their products rather than
crop farming, were developed as European farmers moved into the Pontic Caspian
steppe in the 4th millennium BC, and subsequently spread across much of the Eurasian
steppe. Sheep and goats were introduced to Africa from Southwest Asia, but
African cattle may have been independently domesticated around 7000 - 6000 BC.
Camels, domesticated in central Arabia in the 4th millennium BC, have also been
used as a dairy animal in North Africa and the Arabian peninsula. In the rest
of the world (i.e., East and Southeast Asia, the Americas and Australia) milk
and dairy products were historically not a large part of the diet, either
because they remained populated by hunter gatherers who did not keep animals or
the local agricultural economies did not include domesticated dairy species.
Milk consumption became common in these regions comparatively recently, as a
consequence of European colonialism and political domination over much of the
world in the last 500 years.
In
1863, French chemist and biologist Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization, a method
of killing harmful bacteria in beverages and food products.
In
1884, Doctor Hervey Thatcher, an American inventor from New York, invented the
first glass milk bottle, called 'Thatcher's Common Sense Milk Jar', which was
sealed with a waxed paper disk. Later, in 1932, plastic coated paper milk
cartons were introduced commercially as a consequence of their invention by
Victor W. Farris.
This
is a kid pleasing meal.
Potato and Hot Dog
Dinner
Copyright
2012, Christine’s Pantry. All rights reserved.
Ingredients:
1
(5.25 oz.) box scalloped potatoes
2
cups hot water
1
tablespoon butter
2/3
cups milk
5
hot dogs, cut into 1/2 inch slices
1/4
cup cheddar cheese
salt
and pepper, to taste
Directions:
In
skillet, combine potatoes, water, butter and milk.
Heat
to boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Stirring occasionally,
until potatoes are tender.
Stir
in hot dogs, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese.
My kids would love this dish. :)
ReplyDeleteMy boys would love this dish too! They can never refus cheese and sausages!
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