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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 903096, member: 6229"]<b><u><p style="text-align: center">HOW SWEET IT IS!</p></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u><br /></p></u></b></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><u> </p><p></u></b>Do you know what the oldest currency is in the Americas? </p><p> </p><p>(Hint): It's an Aztec precoin currency which came into being circa 1100 BC, way before Aztec Hoe Money debuted.</p><p> </p><p>(Hint): Natural fermentation changes this currency into a drinkable liquor which was consumed during important religious rituals by royalty and spiritual leaders. </p><p> </p><p>(Hint): It was a special cultivated crop, tended only by a select few who were entrusted to grow and harvest the currency. It was forbidden for anyone to export seeds, seedlings or saplings. Individual Spanish military personnel however, upon vanquishing the Aztec civilizations, smuggled all three, transplanting the currency in Africa and other tropical areas. </p><p><br /></p><p>(Hint): 100 of them would buy a turkey, three of them would buy a fresh Avacado and 8,000 would buy one unit of Aztec Hoe money.</p><p> </p><p>What's this ancient American precoin currency?</p><p> </p><p>In <i>Nahuatal</i> it's called <i>Xocoatl </i>(English, bitter water). Spanish military returnees, back from their conquests of the Aztecs referred to it as Chocolate. The first currency in the Americas was the Cacao (Cocoa) Bean (seed or pip).</p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>Unpicked Cacoa Clusters:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b>(fotosearch.com photo):</p><p> </p><p>NOTE: Cocoa Pods grow on tree trunks, not branches:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/AGE049/k89-302514/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fotosearch.com/AGE049/k89-302514/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fotosearch.com/AGE049/k89-302514/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>Ripe Cacao (Cocoa) Pod:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b>(photosearch.com photo):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928340/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928340/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928340/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>Opened Cacao (Cocoa) Pod Exposing Beans (Pips):</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b>(photosearch.com photo):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928358/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928358/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928358/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>Close-up Opened Cacao (Cocoa) Pod:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b>(fotosearch.com photo)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928361/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928361/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928361/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>Fondling the Wealth:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b>(scn.org photo):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.scn.org/rdi/images/coc11c.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.scn.org/rdi/images/coc11c.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.scn.org/rdi/images/coc11c.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b><i><u>A Vault Full Undergoing Sun Drying:</u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u> </u></i></b></p><p><b><i><u></u></i></b>(cocoatree.org photo):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cocoatree.org/assets/images/pictures/fermenting.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cocoatree.org/assets/images/pictures/fermenting.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cocoatree.org/assets/images/pictures/fermenting.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Want to see a photo of that Aztec Hoe Money 8,000 of these Cacao Beans would buy?</p><p> </p><p>(Smithsonian National Museum Photo):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=100&objkey=5955" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=100&objkey=5955" rel="nofollow">http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=100&objkey=5955</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Thought you might want to know...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 903096, member: 6229"][B][U][CENTER]HOW SWEET IT IS! [/CENTER] [/U][/B][U][/U]Do you know what the oldest currency is in the Americas? (Hint): It's an Aztec precoin currency which came into being circa 1100 BC, way before Aztec Hoe Money debuted. (Hint): Natural fermentation changes this currency into a drinkable liquor which was consumed during important religious rituals by royalty and spiritual leaders. (Hint): It was a special cultivated crop, tended only by a select few who were entrusted to grow and harvest the currency. It was forbidden for anyone to export seeds, seedlings or saplings. Individual Spanish military personnel however, upon vanquishing the Aztec civilizations, smuggled all three, transplanting the currency in Africa and other tropical areas. (Hint): 100 of them would buy a turkey, three of them would buy a fresh Avacado and 8,000 would buy one unit of Aztec Hoe money. What's this ancient American precoin currency? In [I]Nahuatal[/I] it's called [I]Xocoatl [/I](English, bitter water). Spanish military returnees, back from their conquests of the Aztecs referred to it as Chocolate. The first currency in the Americas was the Cacao (Cocoa) Bean (seed or pip). [B][I][U]Unpicked Cacoa Clusters: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U](fotosearch.com photo): NOTE: Cocoa Pods grow on tree trunks, not branches: [URL]http://www.fotosearch.com/AGE049/k89-302514/[/URL] [B][I][U]Ripe Cacao (Cocoa) Pod: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U](photosearch.com photo): [URL]http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928340/[/URL] [B][I][U]Opened Cacao (Cocoa) Pod Exposing Beans (Pips): [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U](photosearch.com photo): [URL]http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928358/[/URL] [B][I][U]Close-up Opened Cacao (Cocoa) Pod: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U](fotosearch.com photo) [URL]http://www.fotosearch.com/FDC003/928361/[/URL] [B][I][U]Fondling the Wealth: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U](scn.org photo): [URL]http://www.scn.org/rdi/images/coc11c.jpg[/URL] [B][I][U]A Vault Full Undergoing Sun Drying: [/U][/I][/B][I][U][/u][/I][U][/U](cocoatree.org photo): [URL]http://www.cocoatree.org/assets/images/pictures/fermenting.jpg[/URL] Want to see a photo of that Aztec Hoe Money 8,000 of these Cacao Beans would buy? (Smithsonian National Museum Photo): [URL]http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&gkey=100&objkey=5955[/URL] Thought you might want to know... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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