In article >,
Michael Sierchio > wrote:

> Guy Bannis wrote:
>
> > Except that kernels (little bits of apricot) are not the same thing as
> > pits.
>
> Um, Guy -- they are. Think almonds (we eat the kernel and throw
> away the inedible fruit). Apricot kernels are completely analogous,
> and used in making amaretti, among other things. Yes, they do
> contain CN. So do cassava, manioc, and a number of other staples.

OK. Thought the OP was confusing bits of apricot flesh with pits ...