In a message dated 2/15/2002 7:38:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask]
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> Your local, friendly super-power federal government of course!
>
> Some vegan or vegetarian or somesuch stuck the USDA database into a
> Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.  But I can't find it on the internet
> anymore, but am fine with people downloading it from me until that old
> page is found...
>
> http://204.210.122.182/~erik/ABBREV22.xls
>
> There ya go, straight off some home mac.

Thanks, Erik.  I'm glad I'm in New York where I have access to a cable modem.
 14MB at 56k would be very painful.

I'm able to read it on my PC.  That surprised me since it came from a Mac (if
I understood you correctly).