What is a "vetch" plant, and how was it used in Shakespeare's lifetime? скачать в хорошем качестве

What is a "vetch" plant, and how was it used in Shakespeare's lifetime?

In Shakespeare’s lifetime, agriculture was a major foundation of commerce and infrastructure in England’s economy. Iris, in the Tempest, lists off many of the crops that were popular in Shakespeare’s lifetime as being “Of wheat, rye, barley, vetches, oats and pease;” Because of the popularity of bread and beer, and the continued consumption of vegetables known as peas, I bet you are probably familiar with everything on that list except perhaps vetches. I know that was a new grain for me as well, so if you’re like me and curious to find out what a vetch was, and how to eat it, then stick around, because that’s what’s new this week on that Shakespeare Life.