Pat Barrett wrote:

> Sorry to ask such a mundane question but Cordain's book doesn't list 
> jicama. Isn't it something like a tuber? I would love to be able to 
> eat it but I'm trying so hard to eat just the items that keep my blood 
> pressure down that I don't want to screw it up.


Jicama is a root veggie that is a lot like a turnip.
They are practically interchangable.