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I have trouble imagining how you would "dilute" something like flaxseeds or nutmegs (the seeds are the size of a small egg). Do you make fake seeds that look th
by culi 4y ago
I have trouble imagining how you would "dilute" something like flaxseeds or nutmegs (the seeds are the size of a small egg). Do you make fake seeds that look the same and just mix them in with the other seeds?
- fbdab103 4y agoI was thinking more along the lines of something like salt to which you could theoretically add an adulterant. Now what that would be without making the end result unpalatable is beyond my knowledge, but with the right financial incentives, I assumed someone could identify something.
- culi 4y agoMaybe but > nutmeg, cloves, mustard and dill. None of these were common as some sort of powder back then (nor today except nutmeg). All would be extremely difficult to fake
- tullianus 4y agoCounterfeit nutmegs (made of wood) were at minimum widely feared at some points in history: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94734/why-early-america-was-obsessed-wooden-nutmegs https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94734/why-early-america-...