> Ray wrote:
. The
> one possible exception to the "if you can't eat it raw don't eat it" rule
> is sweet potatoes. People have been eating them for around 100,000 years,
> so they may be safe. I don't go out of my way to eat them, but I'll have
> them every once in a while.

they are very edible raw . in fact my 6 years old son buy them as a treat at
our local organic food coop .he can eat 3 quarter of an average size one .
That makes the peoples working there puzzled considering the conter is full
of "healthy" treats for sale ( healthy bars and candies )
jean-claude