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Bloody 'eck. This sounds like a chat around the back of the bike sheds off of the '70's onwards.

Yes, apple pips do have a tiny amount of cyanide in them (but why)

This is a from a reasonable source and relates to cherries: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-40738573

I think we can assume that apples and cherries are OK to eat. Apple pips are fine and why on earth would you want to crunch through a cherry stone.

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>I think we can assume that apples and cherries are OK to eat. Apple pips are fine and why on earth would you want to crunch through a cherry stone.

Black cherries (prunus serotina) I ate a whole bunch of during late summer. Much smaller than the Prunus avium (sweet cherry) which ripens around early June here. Allegedly the fruit does contain the cyanide producing compounds but without the enzymes. The catch is if you chew the pits (or eat the leaves/stems) it is poisonous. Poisons a lot of horses and other livestock: https://horsedvm.com/poisonous/black-cherry-trees

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The logical next step is to eat the tree.
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"He was awarded a plaque, made of brass, by the publishers to commemorate his abilities. He ate his award".
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How many apple seeds do you need to eat to get to that point?
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https://www.britannica.com/story/can-apple-seeds-kill-you

As linked in the original article - says 150 seeds to a few thousand depending on the apple variety.

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By "they don't taste good" I wasn't trying to imply that they taste bad, though maybe they do to some folks. At least to me they don't taste like anything (they lack a good flavor). For me and probably many folks, the flavor isn't something that attracts me to eating the seeds.
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I also eat the whole apple and like to crunch the seeds.
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