On Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:43:47 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

> gloria.p wrote:
> >
> > On the other hand, many older people were raised on bland, non-ethnic
> > foods and some consider salt, pepper, and a hint of garlic or onion to
> > be SPICY!
>
> And as we age our digestion gets weaker. Spicy foods can cause
> indigestion in older folks. I even noticed that in myself as I entered
> my 50s, to a small extent so far but that calendar is going to keep
> flipping pages.

The man at the Arab market I found told me cumin is used for digestive
purposes. I didn't know.

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