On Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:13:52 -0400 Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]> writes: I guess it's just an open question whether > this is really paleo-level technology. It's obviously well > within the capabilities of every known extant "stone age" > traditional culture. And, as one writer notes, "Almost no > evidence exists that eating cooked beans will harm humans." Yeah, thanks. I guess that's what I'm aiming for....not strictly raw food....but as close to what the ancestors used as possible.....which includes cooking many things. After all, the controlled use of fire in hearth situations goes back some 40K years.....in a place called Terra Amata....at least that's what I think I remember from my archaeology textbooks...... [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.