SC - Pottage called Peach-Dish

[Siegfried Heydrich]

    Arsenic? That's a poisonous element - I suspect you're thinking of
Cyanide, which is a naturally produced compound.

    Sieggy

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>
> Good fellows all,
>
> One might wish to be careful with the serving of peach pits even as
> a jest as the inner seed (also known as bitter almonds) is a source
> of Arsenic. A couple of bitter almonds will not hurt most people, more
> than that will kill you.  How many more I am not sure.
>
> Sincerly,
> Ealasaid