SC - poison in peach pits

[Laura C. Minnick]

I'm fond of almond sweets and would be easy to poison.  Dead easy, so to speak.

Selene

William E. Lyon wrote:

> Good people,
>
> My mistake about the type of poison...mea culpa, however there is a small
> amount
> in bitter almonds. And the amount that will hurt you depends on the persons
> physical tolerances.  My statement is just a cautionary one.  It seems to me
> that I read something about getting rid of a enemy with a sweet, made of
> bitter almond paste....
>
> Respectfully
> Ealasaid
> hi-
> Didnt you ever see arsenic and old lace? They poisoned
> someone by putting arsenic (which has an almond taste
> evidently) into the tea they had at tea everyday. I do
> believe that it's cyanide that is in almonds tho. VERY
> small, trace amounts. I do know that the inner seed,
> (bitter almonds) of the peach pits are poison, but I
> also know there are liquers and flavorings that are
> bitter almond based.
> nisha