Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site bu-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!bu-cs!root From: root@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein) Newsgroups: net.med,net.cooks,net.consumers Subject: Re: Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer Prevention (pointer) and a recipe Message-ID: <585@bu-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Aug-85 17:44:43 EDT Article-I.D.: bu-cs.585 Posted: Fri Aug 16 17:44:43 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Aug-85 06:01:13 EDT References: <1848@aecom.UUCP>, <1093@cbdkc1.UUCP> Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci. Lines: 41 Xref: watmath net.med:2091 net.cooks:4632 net.consumers:2806 >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