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From:	Rocket Scientist (proxy1c.external.lmco.com)
Subject:	Re: Basil - good or bad?
Date:	January 5, 2006 at 6:37 am PST

In Reply to: Basil - good or bad? posted by Jim G on January 4, 2006 at 5:22 pm:

Personally, I have never heard anything bad about basil except that it is expensive!!

However, I have heard "bad" things about *many* other food-related issues - from teflon to garlic. After years of hearing such things, I now take most of them with a grain of salt, unless I see good solid evidence repeated in several reputable sources (i.e. dairy - that's an open-and-shut case, to me). I assure you, I still eat potatoes, garlic, mushrooms, onions, strawberries, iceberg lettuce (very occasionally, it's not my preference), black pepper, flax seeds, sprouts (when I can get them), and soy. All of which I've *heard* bad things about.

I personally suspect you would be safe with basil. And if I had access to enough of it to make pesto, I'd be scarfing it!

RS

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