Kathy Schwinghammer wrote:

 >Oh, and one last thing (I hope you guys don't hate my long posts too much,

Not at all.

 > I learned
 >pretty quickly to avoid those small packages of nuts they sell in
 >convenience stores -- they're awful, for me at least.

I eat a lot of nuts, but only raw ones that I buy at the health food store.

 >  Someone told me it's
 >likely the cottonseed oil they're cooked in.  Anyone know anything much
 >about cottonseed oil?

It is a byproduct of the cotton industry. I believe they spray more
pesticide on cotton than any other crop.

Don.