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Skriven 2011-09-02 08:21:00 av Dave Drum (54319.cooking)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson (54268.cooking)
Ärende: Non-smoking Hemp
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-=> Glen Jamieson wrote to Jim Weller <=-

 JW> ... Make the most of hemp seed.  Sow it everywhere. - George
 JW> Washington

 GJ> Apart from rope-making, what was hemp used for traditionally?
 
The US Declaration of Independence was printed on hemp paper, for instance.

In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper,
textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with
modest commercial success. Since 2007, commercial success of hemp food products
has grown considerably.

Hemp is one of the faster growing biomasses known, producing up to 25 tonnes of
dry matter per hectare per year. A normal average yield in large scale modern
agriculture is about 2.5–3.5?t/ac (air dry stem yields of dry, retted stalks
per acre at 12% moisture). Approximately, one tonne of bast fiber and 2–3
tonnes of core material can be decorticated from 3–4 tonnes of good quality,
dry retted straw.

For a crop, hemp is very environmentally friendly as it requires few
pesticides, when not grown industrially and no herbicides. Results indicate
that high yield of hemp may require high total nutrient levels (field plus
fertilizer nutrients) similar to a high yielding wheat crop.

Hemp is one of the earliest domesticated plants known.

Hemp was used extensively by the United States during World War II. Uniforms,
canvas, and rope were among the main textiles created from the hemp plant at
this time. Much of the hemp used was cultivated in Kentucky and the Midwest.
Cribbed from WIKI - there is more here if you care
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Hemp Oil Pesto
 Categories: Nuts, Condiments, Citrus, Herbs, Greens
      Yield: 3 servings

    1/3 c  Hemp oil
      1 bn Basil
    1/3 c  Pine nuts or walnuts
      1 c  Parsley w/beet greens
           Filtered water; as needed
      2 cl Garlic
           Juice of one small lemon 

  Put garlic and lemon juice blender and chop coarsely. Add
  the basil, pine nuts, parsley and beet greens and pulse
  lightly. Drizzle in hemp oil and blend at higher speed until
  sauce-like. Add filtered water as needed.

  Serve on pasta.
 
  From: http://www.hempfood.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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