Isaac Wedin wrote:
 >Don Wiss wrote:
 >> And do you really think our ancestors collected and ate flax seeds?
 >
 >Sure, just probably not in large quantities, and probably only in
 >season. You think a hungry hunter/gatherer would just ignore some tasty
 >seeds?

Are they tasty? I've never eaten any. But I was under the impression that
they were small (and probably smaller in the past), and difficult to crack,
even with careful chewing. And if simply swallowed, they wouldn't taste
like anything, and would not be absorbed by the body.

Don.