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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

 On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Roy Morgan <k1lky AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> Is it Spelt that was supposed to have been re-grown from SEVEN seeds
> found in an egyptian mummy's pocket or some such tale?  And it's
> PATENTED, so you are not supposed to grow any of your own?

I think you may be thinking of something else. Spelt is too much a
low-volume crop to be patented, its still grown in Europe, and one of
its attractions is that its more ancient than wheat. Maybe products
made from it are patented as some people who can't eat wheat can eat
spelt.

Marie