On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Richard Archer wrote:

> At 9:39 +1000 16/4/1999, Todd Moody wrote:
>
> >Neanderthin allows the use of olive oil
>
> Olive oil is only available in small quantities to a person equipped
> with sticks and stones, and the oil thus obtained would not look
> much like commercial olive oil (i.e. clear and sparkling).

Right.

> The point I'm not making very well is that by eating refined products,
> you are necessarily reducing the amount of natural foods you eat, and
> the amount of nutrients you obtain from those foods.

I don't dispute that.  My comment was only directed at the idea
that otherwise "natural" bacon should be rejected because of the
gram or so of sugar that remains after curing.

Todd Moody
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