[UA] Mundanity

[Stuart Anderson]

Jon Capps wrote:

> In elementary school I was taught that the word was "Croatan," but sometime
> in high school I read in some book that the word was just "Cro," and the
> best guess was that "Croatan" was intended, but unfinished.

One on one tree and one on another. One theory is that a rack was suspended
between the two trees and small chunks of bread were allowed to rest there,
defended from birds, until they dried into hard cubes, which were then oiled
and seasoned. Of course, this practice remained among the Indians of the area
and comes down to us through the decades as "croutons."
--Stu


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