> << Tofu is made of soy beans that are poisonous raw. It is also
>  a quite processed food. It belongs to those things I do not eat, and
>  I doubt it should be recommended  for a paleodieter. >>

>   On tofu...can anyone tell me what the toxin is, or how the beans are
> processed to make tofu? How far back this goes?  I have seen one variety
> of soybean available to gardeners which claim the beans are edible.

Cooked soybeans are edible.  "The Book of Tofu" is an excellent source
of information about preparing and eating soybean products.

> I understand some South American "indigenous" people process an
> otherwise poisonous root (manioc?) by heating, torsion, and
> rinsing..and have been doing that since, last i recall having
> read, shortly after the last ice age...
> would this not be "paleo" either?

Also, California native Americans processed acorns, which contain
tannic acid, and were able to use them as a main part of their diet.

> When i get deer, or as last year, caribou, i have the rump cured in a
> brine solution and smoked. Does anyone know how far this tradition dates
> back, and whether this is also considered sutiable to this diet?
>
>      Travi

Patty