Peter, As long as you cook it well, it should not hurt. When raw it has cyanide. There are some varieties that have very strong cyanide it needs lots of soaking when raw and then dried under the sun before taking it to the kitchen. I believe the ones we have in the supermarkets here in the US are ok and of good variety. This is a staple food in Africa, so it can't be that bad. Melly
--- On Fri, 10/2/09, Peter Converse <[email protected]> wrote: From: Peter Converse <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Lung Cancer-Yuca To: "Garnet" <[email protected]>, [email protected] Date: Friday, October 2, 2009, 9:46 AM Hi Garnet, I love this one too but I think I've read somewhere that it has some type of compound in it which can cause some ill effects if eaten in large enough quantities regularly, such as if one uses it as a staple food. Maybe someone can add to this. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garnet" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 8:29 PM Subject: Re: CS>Lung Cancer >I noticed one of my favorite root vegetables is on this list, cassava also > called Yuca - not to be confused with the cactus Yucca. > > Cassava is what Tapioca is made from, also high in B15, Pangamic Acid it > is eaten in Cuban cuisine cooked like a french fry it is delicious. It is > also > made at Christmas as a traditional dish called Yucca con Mojo, with a > garlic > oil. Yummy. > > I discovered it when looking for a potatoes substitute. It spoils easily > though > and comes heavily waxed. Breaking off a tip to make sure the flesh is pure > white and not moldy is tradition as well. > > Local grocery stores carry it here in central Texas. > > Garnet > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDN_Information > > Dr Chris Steele, ITV's This Morning supporting LDN > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVpjsDK0LPA > > > Alan Jones wrote: >> BTW, here's a web page which discusses the relative levels of B17 in >> different foods: >> >> http://www.laetrile.com.au/copy.asp?sect=q2&page=foods >> > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
