Re: Almond Tree Seeds

["Mach Fukada" <fukada at aloha_net>]

The tropical almond or Indian almond is not an almond.  It is from another
family of plants (Combretaceae).  The seed doesn't have the bitter taste or
smell associated with peach pits or raw almonds.  The kernel is very small
and almost not worth the effort to get to, but it is edible and tasty raw.
The fruit, with its pulp around the kernel does look like a bit like a true
almond.  They are a common sea shore plant here in Hawaii and is used for
landscaping in areas where sea spray is a consideration.  The seeds a
problematic and a mess to clean up no to mention the leaves.....
MTF

----- Original Message -----
From: <LeeH920226 at aol_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: Almond Tree Seeds


>
> In a message dated 3/14/02 2:03:37 PM, fraulels at videotron_ca writes:
>
> << These leaves have no almond odour at all, >>
>
> I think the almond odor is noticeable in the pits of the fruit. Many
people
> are unable to detect lethal levels of hydrogen cyanide. This is why it is
> considered so dangerous. Actually hydrogen sulfide is just as toxic but
much
> more easily detected at lower than the toxic level. I had a labmate in
> graduate school who was working with hydrogen cyanide and he could not
smell
> it. He relied on my ability to smell it to warn him when it might get
> dangerous.
>
> Lee Harper
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