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Old 26-09-2011, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Hogg View Post
OnI would be very cautious. I have it in my mind that about a cup-full
of say peach or apricot kernels contain enough cyanide (actually
amygdalin, a compound containing cyanide) to be fatal.
My late mother used to put apricot kernels in her home-made apricot jam. They were the best bit. Though it is illegal to apricot kernels for human consumption.

Remember, you can kill yourself by drinking a whole bottle of gin in a hurry, also a few spoonsful of salt.