Dariusz:
>Sorry to bring this up again, but I need to find out whether my instincts
>are failing me with these.

>What's the story? Are they raw enough or not?  Any instinctos snacking on
>them?

Nope, they normally are far from raw.  The cashew is heat-treated to dry it.
To quote Tom Billings in a web page about nuts (I lost the address):
"They are thoroughly dead; don't buy, don't eat".

regards,
Lynton