Don Wiss,
On your question of whether cashews are Paleo....I enjoyed this, and hope you do, too:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/is-it-primal-8-foods-scrutinized/#axzz2caAzd3HC

Diane H.

> Some years back there was a lot of discussion on whether cashews were 
> paleo. I don't remember it all. Following Neanderthin to be paleo the 
> food has to be edible raw. But raw cashews are readily available. Or 
> are they not really raw?
> 
> I'm looking for a couple sentences on this for a web page I'm working on.