On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 08:47:07 +0200, "Opinicus" >
wrote:

>"Frogleg" > wrote

>> Never mind lobsters, what about raw oysters? I love 'em, but I can
>> easily imagine gnawing tree bark in preference to being the first
>> person to try one.
>
>I used to wonder the same thing about blue cheese...

Indeed. That's an item that occurred to me, too. Wasn't moldy bread
(penicillin) slapped on medieval battle wounds? Yet many bread molds
are toxic. How is it we treasure aged Stilton, and return packages of
molded cheddar to the supermarket?