the shell have little pockets of oil , not a big deal if open by hand
carefully .this toxic oil is a problem only for the food industry.
jean-claude


> I have read that cashews are surrounded by a poisonous liquid. Thus while
> being edible raw they were probably a lot of work for a small amount of
food
> & very dangerous if not cleaned well. So I would guess that paleo people
> didn't eat many.
> Jim
>