tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post1675943497870340673..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: Prehistoric Grinding StoneBixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-90104670391031805452009-07-30T07:24:57.374-04:002009-07-30T07:24:57.374-04:00Anrosh ... those are fantastic photos. The simila...Anrosh ... those are fantastic photos. The similarity is incredible.<br /><br />I am privileged in that I have electricity. It does go out maybe 6 or 7 times a year. What a lesson those times are.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-13262319579112579062009-07-29T06:34:45.012-04:002009-07-29T06:34:45.012-04:00http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=grinding+stone+in+...http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=grinding+stone+in+india<br /><br />in the above link i have used the 3rd picture mostly to grind spices and making a paste of ginger, garlic and coconut - makes a tasty chutney<br /><br />the 11th picture is used for grinding grains.<br /><br />when we were young and before the electric grinder ( mixer )came home my mother grindied various dals to make batter - to make pancake like flat bread.<br /><br />a similar one but a pestle with a long stick was used to dry ground spices in huge quantities.<br /><br />it is still used in various parts of india and my mother still uses it sometimes<br /><br />and stone ground in such mortars is heavenly ( no grinder can substitute this ) it gives daily exercise to the upper muscles - phew!<br /><br />electricity is still a miracle to many people -stone ground is the way to go for them because it is economical and cheapAnroshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723150055204555588noreply@blogger.com