On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:09:56 -0600, =?windows-1252?Q?Philip?=  
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> If some people are convinced that Paleolithic people
> did eat grains and that they are therefore healthy, the thing to do would
> be to eat minimally processed grain seeds, not make them into bread. I
> don't know a single person who recommends grains and only eats them in
> seed form. The limits of Paleolithic technology might allow for
> pounding/grinding the seeds, soaking them, and/or roasting them and then
> eating them as plain seeds or as a gruel with water or eggs. Stone Agers
> didn't make bread loafs or pita or focacia.

Actually, if you pound/grind the seeds, add water, and let it sit for a  
few days, you will wind up with a sourdough starter.  Put it on a slab  
next to a campfire and you'll have bread.  I suspect both bread and  
alcohol (which are both products of yeast fermentation) were discovered by  
accident in much the same way.

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   Robert Kesterson
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