You wrote:

>I question this.  Peanuts are edible raw, so they pass that test.  They
>are New World foods, so they fail that test, if anybody's using it.

I've heard y'all talk about this "New World foods" test, but I
don't know what it means.  Are we talking about foods native to
North America, and if so, why wouldn't they be just as good to
eat as foods indigenous to, say, Africa or Europe?

.:. Craig