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Not edible for those who react badly to high carbohydrate meals.
BTW there is no such thing as rutabaga. I abolished them years ago,
because the name is too big for the veg.
William
On Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:43:02 -0500, ginny wilken <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> On Feb 3, 2007, at 9:04 AM, Lynn wrote:
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>> Hi Ginny,
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>> So are yams edible?
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>> Sincerely,
>> Lynn
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> In a nutshell, yes. Every single plant has lectins and protective
> chemicals. Do a search, or perhaps someone can provide links. There have
> been some excellent articles.
>
> OTOH, some folks will avoid yams saying they are New World plants, and
> therefore inappropriate. There is a lot of confusion in markets about
> sweets and yams, too.
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>
> ginny
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> All stunts performed without a net!
>
--
"Reality is inside the skull. You must get rid of these 19th century ideas
about the laws of nature. We [the State] make the laws of nature." George
Orwell, 1984
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