blake murphy wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:21:05 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:40:28 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stu wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:42:44 -0400, blake murphy >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:15:51 -0500, Andy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Andy wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Nobody buys printed cookbooks anymore!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Why spend $$$ when it's all online for free and peer-reviewied?
>>>>>>>> I very rarely buy them. I can get pretty much any recipe I need
>>>>>>> online.
>>>>>>>> Now the ones I do buy are usually bought because there are interesting
>>>>>>>> stories in them or they contain things I can't find online.
>>>>>>> Julie,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mom's cookbook shelf was a paperback Alice B. Toklas cookbook. What
>>>>>>> was so interesting about it was there was a recipe for marijuana
>>>>>>> brownies!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We looked at Mom with a small measure of suspicion.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>> i think your mom took thalidomide.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> blake
>>>>> Good catch, possibly why he's so slow.
>>>> Slow mentally? Is that an issue with thalidomide?
>>> it can be:
>>>
>>> <http://www.teratology.org/updates/60pg306.pdf>
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>> I never knew that. The paper, which I just started reading is
>> very interesting--and sad.
>
> thalidomide distribution is extremely limited now - it is used to treat
> some skin conditions associated with leprosy and multiple myeloma.
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide>
>
> needless to say, measures are taken to keep it out of the hands of pregnant
> women.
>
> your pal,
> blake

Yes, of course. We have been aware of the tragic results for a
very long time now.

--
Jean B.