On Sat 24 Sep 2005 03:26:19a, Phred wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote: [snip]
>>
>>So you would obliterate peanuts from the face of the earth? How idiotic
>>is that?
> [...]
>
> Actually, this is one of the things that I find quite amusing in a
> warped way, given modern concern over GM foods and such.
>
> If someone was only now trying to introduce peanuts to Western cusine,
> they would be banned. The same would apply to spuds (contain poison);
> prawns and most other crustacea (similar allergic effects to peanuts);
> mangoes (contain caustic sap); and ... and ... and. In fact we would
> have a pretty boring menu today if the so-called precautionary
> principle had been applied by our ancestors some millennia ago. :-)
>
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>

My point exactly, Phred.

Cheers!

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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