>>Yes, but he's talking about WILD almonds, and goes on to explain that
>>domesticated almonds aren't bitter and are perfectly fine.
>>
>What's the difference between almonds and potatoes, then?  If we avoid
>potatoes because the domestication was what made them edible and minor
>amounts of the toxins are still present in the domesticated version, then
>shouldn't the eating of almonds follow the same logic?  Are potatoes a no-no
>for any other reason according to NeanderThin thinking?

my line of thinking exactly.  one couldn't eat wild almonds, without being
poisoned, therefore, hunter/gatherer people wouldn't have eaten wild almonds
(and they wouldn't have domesticated ones, either).  so the non-poisonous
domestic almonds are an evolutionarily recent thing, and we probably aren't
equipped to digest them, which is why i brought this up, since some were
speaking of the problems they have eating nectarines/peaches/other related
foods.

JoAnn.