>The hardest thing back then was finding products.  We don't >live near good
sources for things.  And now my husband is >about to retire and I'm
disabled, so the sheer act of all that >tracking down and shopping seems
even more daunting.
velia, no need to go to all these extremes. buy minced meat and canned fish
[especially sardines and mackerel] and shellfish from the local supermarket.
eat cheese, Caucasians from northern europe have been taking dairy for
several thousand years.  No one can do this perfectly.

andrew