> So, I would say it is NOT paleo because (1) it
> doesn't pass the
> naked-with-a-sharp-stick test:  you really need to
> do some work to make it.

Shouldn't we be differentiating here between
"primitive" and "paleo"? I doubt very much if a true
H/G would take the time or go to the trouble of
extracting maple syrup from a tree. But, many "more
settled" primitive societies would (and did). I can
think of a few other items mentioned on this list that
would probably fall into that same category.

>  And (2) it's mostly sugar, which as we know, is not
> something you want to
> eat a lot of in any form, especially highly
> concentrated ones.

You're probably right. But I think we'd probably all
agree it would be preferable to refined table sugar.
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