SC - poison in peach pits

[James Prescott]

At 11:19 -0800 2001-03-28, Laura C. Minnick wrote:
> > 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
> 
> Are you sure? I seem to remember that it was a homemade wine they were
> serving that was laced with arsenic.
> 
> "Another yellow fever victim, Uncle!"


Something pretty close to:

  "Won't you have another glass of elderberry wine?"

Been there, done that, said the line, long time ago.

Thorvald