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Growing hope and dates from 2,000 seeds
Dr. Sarah Sallon recovered seeds from the excavation of Masada, an Israeli UNESCO World Heritage site. Along with her colleague, Dr. Elaine Soloway, Sallon germinated seeds to grow seven date palms, which they’ve given biblical names.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readDr. Sarah Sallon recovered seeds from the excavation of Masada, an Israeli UNESCO World Heritage site. Along with her colleague, Dr. Elaine Soloway, Sallon germinated seeds to grow seven date palms, which they’ve given biblical names. The recently harvested tree dubbed Hannah has genetics similar to Iraqi or Babylonian varieties.
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The full episode
1 of 6Ancient seeds, babka, cheesecake, tortilla tournament- 0:00Growing hope and dates from 2,000 seedsYou’re reading this
- 12:41Braiding dough into the imperfect babka
- 20:27Mexican-inspired Rosh Hashanah menu pops up at Melody Wine Bar
- 29:27Ugly-beautiful: burning your dessert to perfection
- 38:37Pastry chef reclaims her own story in new memoir
- 49:20Bracketing tortillas in KCRW’s annual Tortilla Tournament