On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, Ingrid Bauer/J-C Catry wrote:

> In INdia children burry cashew nuts and in the spring with the first rains
> they sprout ,  they dig them out   and eat ithem  When i visited a natural
> farm they showed me how to extract the fresh  nut from the  shell with a
> knife without putting the toxic oil ( toxic to the skin too) on the fingers.

Is there anything nonpaleo about this process?  The knife?  I
suppose a sharp shard of rock or shell would do the job.

Conclusion: They are paleo.

Todd Moody
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