Hi group,

I have this somewhat neurotic friend (who wishes to remain nameless!)

She has a bed in her lawn where she has grown Ricinus (False Castor
oil) plants for the last three years in a row. Now she has planted an
apple tree in the bed.

There are several fruits on her tree and she asked me whether the
apples would be safe to eat. She is afraid that the poison from the
Ricinus might somehow have transferred from the soil into her apples
!!

I'm pretty sure that the poison is in the seeds and not the whole
plant...

My reassurances did not seem to convince her, so I promised to 'ask
URG' ...........


Jenny

JennyC wrote:

I have this somewhat neurotic friend (who wishes to remain nameless!)

She has a bed in her lawn where she has grown Ricinus (False Castor
oil) plants for the last three years in a row. Now she has planted an
apple tree in the bed.

There are several fruits on her tree and she asked me whether the
apples would be safe to eat. She is afraid that the poison from the
Ricinus might somehow have transferred from the soil into her apples
!!

I'm pretty sure that the poison is in the seeds and not the whole
plant...

My reassurances did not seem to convince her, so I promised to 'ask
URG' ...........

Well you can tell her someone with a Horticultural bit of paper says its
quite harmless!-) FWIW! LOL
//
Jim

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from "JennyC" contains these words:

Hi group,

I have this somewhat neurotic friend (who wishes to remain nameless!)

She has a bed in her lawn where she has grown Ricinus (False Castor
oil) plants for the last three years in a row. Now she has planted an
apple tree in the bed.

There are several fruits on her tree and she asked me whether the
apples would be safe to eat. She is afraid that the poison from the
Ricinus might somehow have transferred from the soil into her apples
!!

I'm pretty sure that the poison is in the seeds and not the whole
plant...

My reassurances did not seem to convince her, so I promised to 'ask
URG' ...........

Tell her not to pick apples in the rain; umbrellas are the real danger.

Janet.

The message
from "JennyC" contains these words:

Hi group,

I have this somewhat neurotic friend (who wishes to remain nameless!)

She has a bed in her lawn where she has grown Ricinus (False Castor
oil) plants for the last three years in a row. Now she has planted an
apple tree in the bed.

There are several fruits on her tree and she asked me whether the
apples would be safe to eat. She is afraid that the poison from the
Ricinus might somehow have transferred from the soil into her apples
!!

I'm pretty sure that the poison is in the seeds and not the whole
plant...

My reassurances did not seem to convince her, so I promised to 'ask
URG' ...........

Tell her not to pick apples in the rain; umbrellas are the real danger.

Janet.

The message
from "JennyC" contains these words:

Hi group,

I have this somewhat neurotic friend (who wishes to remain nameless!)

She has a bed in her lawn where she has grown Ricinus (False Castor
oil) plants for the last three years in a row. Now she has planted an
apple tree in the bed.

There are several fruits on her tree and she asked me whether the
apples would be safe to eat. She is afraid that the poison from the
Ricinus might somehow have transferred from the soil into her apples
!!

I'm pretty sure that the poison is in the seeds and not the whole
plant...

My reassurances did not seem to convince her, so I promised to 'ask
URG' ...........

Tell her not to pick apples in the rain; umbrellas are the real danger.

Janet.

The message
from "JennyC" contains these words:

Hi group,

I have this somewhat neurotic friend (who wishes to remain nameless!)

She has a bed in her lawn where she has grown Ricinus (False Castor
oil) plants for the last three years in a row. Now she has planted an
apple tree in the bed.

There are several fruits on her tree and she asked me whether the
apples would be safe to eat. She is afraid that the poison from the
Ricinus might somehow have transferred from the soil into her apples
!!

I'm pretty sure that the poison is in the seeds and not the whole
plant...

My reassurances did not seem to convince her, so I promised to 'ask
URG' ...........

Tell her not to pick apples in the rain; umbrellas are the real danger.

Janet.

Tell her not to pick apples in the rain; umbrellas are the real danger.

Janet.

On two counts:
1) They could attract lightening.
2) Tips of umbrellas have been known to harbour traces of the poisonous
ricin. Though I understand you are safe unless you are a foreign diplomat.

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On two counts:
1) They could attract lightening.
2) Tips of umbrellas have been known to harbour traces of the poisonous
ricin. Though I understand you are safe unless you are a foreign diplomat.

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reply.

If she lives with seven dwarfs and/or has an evil stepmother, precautions
should be taken.

If she IS an evil stepmother, I suggest that feeding the apples to her
stepdaughter should be avoided. It may seem like a good idea in the short
term, but the longterm outlook isn't good.

Otherwise, she should get started making apple pies. ;-)

Victoria

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.11...
If she lives with seven dwarfs and/or has an evil stepmother, precautions
should be taken.

If she IS an evil stepmother, I suggest that feeding the apples to her
stepdaughter should be avoided. It may seem like a good idea in the short
term, but the longterm outlook isn't good.

Otherwise, she should get started making apple pies. ;-)

What on earth is this contribution about? There are no headers and no
context.

Franz Heymann

"Franz Heymann" wrote in
:


"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.11...
If she lives with seven dwarfs and/or has an evil stepmother,
precautions should be taken.

If she IS an evil stepmother, I suggest that feeding the apples to
her stepdaughter should be avoided. It may seem like a good idea in
the short term, but the longterm outlook isn't good.

Otherwise, she should get started making apple pies. ;-)

What on earth is this contribution about? There are no headers and no
context.

The Subject is all the context that is relevant, Franz.

It is only very loosely related to Jenny's original posting, which is why I
didn't quote it.

It was intended as a joke. I now wish I hadn't posted... :-(

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.10...
"Franz Heymann" wrote in
:


"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
. 240.11...
If she lives with seven dwarfs and/or has an evil stepmother,
precautions should be taken.

If she IS an evil stepmother, I suggest that feeding the apples to
her stepdaughter should be avoided. It may seem like a good idea in
the short term, but the longterm outlook isn't good.

Otherwise, she should get started making apple pies. ;-)

What on earth is this contribution about? There are no headers and no
context.

The Subject is all the context that is relevant, Franz.

It is only very loosely related to Jenny's original posting, which is why
I
didn't quote it.

It was intended as a joke. I now wish I hadn't posted... :-(

It amused me Victoria ;-) I'm writing this whilst eating an apple!

Natalie

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:23:49 +0100, "Natalie"
wrote:


It was intended as a joke. I now wish I hadn't posted... :-(

It amused me Victoria ;-) I'm writing this whilst eating an apple!

:-)


--
Martin

"Victoria Clare" wrote in
It was intended as a joke. I now wish I hadn't posted... :-(

It made me laugh. 'specially as I find all apples semi-poisonous when raw -
nasty things ;-)

Martin

"Martin Richards" wrote in
:

"Victoria Clare" wrote in
It was intended as a joke. I now wish I hadn't posted... :-(

It made me laugh. 'specially as I find all apples semi-poisonous when
raw - nasty things ;-)


Heavens, I'm glad I'm not you!

I have a complete glut of apples this year: the pruning and compost is
finally paying off (and this is a good year anyway...)

Just had a party this weekend, and rather than crisps, served a trug-load
of apples and loads of mini-pies: that's got to be better than
Pringles...!

Victoria