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[Gary Woods <garygarlic@earthlink.net>]

On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 20:08:49 -0400, you wrote:

>Canola Oil is fine to eat. Sure; Canada named it Canola.
>I would too. "Rape Oil" just doesn't have that appealing sound to most folks.

I understanding there is some refining needed to make it edible.  The
plants are edible.... see also "Rapini" or "Broccoli Raab."  And be aware
that there is a lot of genetically modified Rape .....erm... canola out
there.  If the GM marker shows up in your plants, count on a lawsuit from
Monsanto.
Rape is to Turnip as Swiss Chard is to Beet.



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