On Mar 10, 2007, at 1:05 am, Andrea Hughett wrote:

> Eggplant is an old world nightshade. It's not normally
> eaten raw, but I don't know if it could be. Anyone
> know what the solanin level is?


Can't find ANYTHING ranking eggplant with other nightshade fruits,  
but I did find this potentially life-saving tip from the Canadian  
Partnership for Consumer Food Safety Education <http:// 
www.canfightbac.org/cpcfse/en/cookwell/ask/left_out_fridge/#229>

Q: I cooked for a party and stored my food in the refridgerator. Over  
night the temp went up to 60 degrees the containers were cool so now  
I'm worried. what should i do? The food consisted of sausage and  
peppers and eggplant parmesan.
A: I hope you didn't serve that food! Because it was stored above 4 C/ 
40 F for more than one hour, there was a good chance it would contain  
enough harmful bacteria to cause food borne illness.

Keep your eggplants cold!