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From: root@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein)
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Subject: Re: Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer Prevention (pointer) and a recipe
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Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 17:44:43 EDT
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>From: tjs@cbdkc1.UUCP ( Tom Stanions)
>Surely you jest.  Even you must admit that NCI's facts/opinions are biased.  If
>they solved cancer they would lose their funding.  Even with this asside if they
>found out that the natural way worked would they admit it?  This is the
>equivalent of going to a conventional doctor and asking then for nutritional
>advice.

I remember when working at the Harvard School of Public Health an
astonished outcry when (ok, I'm really working from memory here) the
head of NCI (in front of a congressional panel reviewing budget
requests) said that the reason his request was so low was that he hoped
that congress would spend more money on improving the quality of life in
general rather than massive amounts on a disease that will probably
frustrate us for years (this was around 1979.) He felt too much was
being spent already and that the important basic research was funded
fine, he would cut various programs that he felt were worthless at
this point.

Ok, I guess if you're real cynical you'll figure an ulterior motive
for that one also, but sometimes ya gotta face the fact that there
*are* people out there (not all of them named Richard Nixon who I
assume induced a lot of this cynicism.)

As I remember, he got shot down by lobbying from the people who would
get cut. Sigh. Does this jog anyone's memory for facts?

Oh, foo, this is net.cooks...Ok, here's how I make Baba Ghanouj (sp?)

Make a barbecue just like Dad used to make.  Put a couple of large
eggplants on it (which you have pierced, they *can* blow up.) Leave
there till they are quite soft, the outside will char a bit, you'll
throw that away anyhow. Let them cool, cut in half, scoop the soft
innards into a large bowl (some waste is unavoidable.) Glop in a bunch
of tahini to taste, a splash of lemon juice, some garlic (optional), a
dash of tamari or salt (optional.) Whip the whole mess using typical
tools (it's not too hard with a fork but use the cuisinart if you like)
till smooth. eat with pita bread, crackers (nice to put the stuff on a
plate or bowl with some black olives, celery sticks etc.) You can also
'do' the eggplants in an oven, but not quite as good.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University