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Re: plant foods
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Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
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Paleolithic Eating Support List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 21:30:09 -0400
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On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Paleogal wrote:

> Todd,
> Did your study state the type of fat used?  Am looking for references on
> this and haven't checked medline yet.   This is important information, IMO.
> Oliva

As I understand it, any fat will form a soap when mixed with an
alkaline, such as many calcium-containing substances.  An
old-fashioned way to make soap was to use tallow and pulverized
sea shells, for example.

Todd Moody
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