Yes Euell Gibbons existed, was a proponent of eating natural foods, and yes he even did say "Many parts of the pine tree are edible..." I am not entirely sure if he did die from aspirating a pinon seed, or exactly how he died. You should be able to do a web search on 'Euell Gibbons" and find something on him that might tell how he died. I do know that before my parents home burned they did have a copy of his book, but I don't know if it survived. margali -- [log in to unmask] HTTP://WWW.FictionForest.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Quote Starts Here: