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Grumach Macabre of Auchterloonie wrote:
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Half a cup sounds plausible - 40 pips doesn't. I think that you could
probably kill yourself by adding plum kernels to muesli, but it would
make it very bitter.

When I make plum, damson or apricot jam I always add the kernels to it -
but then, HCN is thermolabile.

Yes. I have never worked out exactly what happens to the cyanide,
and what forms it comes in (before and after), but I believe that
cooking is pretty effective at reducing its toxicity.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.