![]() ![]() ![]() Since then, Sicilians have honored Saint Joseph annually on March 19th. The hearty fava beans were the only crops to be salvaged and helped prevent a famine. He answered their prayers by making it rain, not in the way Fat Joe might in da club, but by actually making it rain. Sicilians prayed to Saint Joseph for rain. Sicily experienced a serious drought in the Middle Ages that led to hunger and crop destruction. It also earned the beans magical status in Sicily, where they were considered more than merely food. Their hardiness and ability to endure cold climates contributed to their endurance as a crop. With evidence of their incorporation into diets dating back to at least 6000 BC, fava beans are one of the oldest cultivated plants. The beans in Jack and the Beanstalk are believed to be fava beans and they have a magical history all their own. (Photos 1&2) Long before the days of raves, another boy was offered magical beans that also took him to a place high in the sky. My preferred method of transport might involve a more practical trip, such as one by taxi or subway, but to each his own. I could see why he did it if I was surrounded by adults sucking on pacifiers and hula hooping to techno beats, I’d want out of there, too. A friend of mine once recounted his evening of clubbing after taking magic beans, describing them as transporting him to an entirely new place. ![]()
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