Susan Kline wrote:


>Most of these questions can never be answered, but it's easy to imagine
>our distant hunter-gatherer forbears liking flax.

You've made some good points, but I find it difficult to imagine any animal
"liking" a food source that acts as a laxative.  From my experience, even
small amounts of flax bring about a pronounced laxative effect.  I'd imagine
that at levels where it contributes significantly to total daily calories
this effect would be somewhat disconcerting to our paleolithic ancestors.

B. Lischer