Hi Carol,

> > > > >Carol:
> > > > >(2) Don't the various things grouped under the common term "nuts"
> > > > >    actually come from different botanical groups?  Almonds, peanuts,
> > > > >    and cashews, for example, grow in such different ways.
> > >
> > > >Alan:
> > > >Whether legumes or whatever, they are all seeds (and delicious when
> > > >fresh and ripe in as far as "nuts" are concerned). Many people
> > > >forget that beans (also legumes) are also seeds.
> > >
> > >Tom:
> > >True, but Carol did not ask if they were all seeds. Her question
> > >was whether they were in the same botanical groups.
> > >
> >Alan:
> >True...but I was rather reading between the lines because it sounded as
> >if she was looking for an excuse to eat one or two types of seeds.
>
> Just thought you might like to know that you were way off there,
> Alan.  When I ask a question, I'm usually --amazingly enough-- asking
> the question I wrote.  If you honestly believe someone to be writing
> one thing while meaning something else, the best approach (IMHO) is
> to respond to what was actually written or to ask for clarification.
> To do anything else is to invite more confusion.
>
I humbly apologise and will attempt to do so in future Carol.

Alan