i have resolved, just sorta for the heck of it, to eat one meal everyday next year that Jesus might have eaten. in researching what foods those might have been (and there is quite a bit of disagreement about that), i have settled on the following as my things from which to choose:
apples
almonds
dates
figs
grapes
melons
olives
pistachios
pomegranates
raisins
beans
cucumbers
gourds
leeks
lentils
onions
fish
calf
goat
lamb
oxen
sheep
venison
dove
pigeon
quail
grouse
bread
corn
barley
butter
cheese
curds
milk
eggs
coriander
cinnamon
cumin
dill
garlic
mint
mustard
salt
wine
grape juice
honey
olive oil
vinegar
taking away those things on the list that i don't like or have no intention of finding out if i do or i don't , i.e. -
apples
figs
melons
pomegranates
cucumbers
goat
lamb
oxen
sheep
venison
dove
pigeon
quail
grouse
mint
curds
eggs
i am left with 26 foods, beverages, liquids, and seasonings with which to concoct one meal a day.
adding lamb back on the list ( which, if you hold a gun to my head, i can manage to choke down lamb chops) we're back up to 27.
27 things/365 days = 13.51851851851882.
maybe this resolution is gonna have to go.
cuz i also resolved to give up math.
