In a message dated 7/29/01 10:43:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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<< Damper was a food eaten by the Australian Aborigines.
 Wild seeds were crushed and mixed with water to create
 a thick paste which was cooked over the fire.
 European settlers loved the taste and started calling
 it damper.

 Prepared authentically this is truly a paleo food.
  >>

You can do this in a blender - I do it with sunflower or pumpkin seeds. The
native Americans made the same stuff - the Spanish called it atole, or pinole.

Charles
San Diego, CA