I do not agree that ALL all stone fruits have poisonous pits.
There are many varieties of apricots, especially which come here from
Afghanistan, which have sweet and edible pits. There are also some wild
apricots which have sweet pits. The kernels of a wild growing apricot
CHULLI (details available in Fruitipedia t the link,
http://fruitipedia.com/chulli_apricot.htm) are edible, used as almond
substitute and are even sold in local markets.
One of my former students, now a professor of horticulture, was telling me
that he had spotted a sweet kernelled peach at Sharbo (adjacent to Tibet) in
Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
186/3 Jail Road
Mandi HP 175001, India
01905-222810; 094181-81323
www.fruitipedia.com
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From: Melissa Kacalanos
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 1:09 AM
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Almost all stone fruits have poisonous pits. SOME varieties of apricot are
an exception to this, with edible pits, which I think are better than
almonds because they have a stronger flavor.
I believe attempts have been made to breed a peach with edible kernels, with
no success. If you stop posting here, we'll know that you've been eating
peach kernels in quantity.
I'd be interested in a discussion of which apricots have the tastiest fruit
and kernels. I'm sure this would make my local squirrels happy.
Melissa
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Subject: [nafex ibiblio list] Peach kernel - substitute for sweet almond
(making marzipan)?