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["Sage Austin | Eureka! Design" <eureka AT hctc.net>]

Thanks for the info Bev! I too love sesame seeds and tahini (the butter 
made from them) and use the oil in stir frys. I've wondered if it could 
be grown here.--Sage

EarthNSky wrote:
> While vacationing in the SC Low Country, I chanced upon Benne crackers, 
> AKA Sesame seed crackers.  Sesame seeds, known as Benne (or Benni or 
> Bene) in the Mendi language of Africans, were allegedly brought to the 
> US by slaves for good luck.  It is still popular in the lowcountry, and 
> during the 1950's was grown even in Texas.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame
>
> This wiki article is worth the read, if for no other reason than the 
> etymology of the word sesame.  I love sesame seeds and I put them in my 
> breads and top homemade buns and such.  Soon, I will make sesame brittle 
> and those Benne crackers/wafers. Sounds good as well as nutritious.
> The seeds could be pressed for oil, even.  Here's the PFAF page:
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Sesamum+indicum
>
> It requires more research, but it would seem to me to be a worthwhile 
> venture to try to grow sesame on a homestead.  I don't think I could do 
> it, but perhaps Leslie or Sage might try it.
>
> http://www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=19746701540
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