nemo wrote:
> "Dave" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > The packet of linseeds I recently purchased advises take one tsp
> > immediately
> > followed by 2 glasses of water. Why the water and does it apply if you
> > grind the
> > seeds before eating?
> >
> It's probably to make em swell up and burst. The coats of the seeds are so
> tough that if you don't burst em somehow, they'll just pass right through
> and out the other end without being digested.

Certainly plausible but so is Steve's answer so I will play safe and
take
the water.
>
> Alimentary my dear Watson.
>
> And why eat 'em raw?

Because the omega 3 fats are liable to be destroyed by heat.
There's probably a safe temperature but I don't know what it is.
Raw ground linseeds go OK in porrige.

>Boil em up a little, mash em a bit and bake 'em into
> biscuits or bread. Marvellous flavour!
>
> Nourishing Nemo!
>
> (just thought of that!