On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:53:21 -0700, "Dimitri" >
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>"Corey Richardson" `R> wrote in message
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>> Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:
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>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...for-salad.html
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>> Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologised after accidentally
>> recommending cooks use a potentially deadly plant in organic salads.
>>
>> Worrall Thompson, 57, recommended a weed called henbane as an excellent
>> addition to salads in a recent magazine article.
>>
>> The herb is in abundant supply, locally grown and organically produced -
>> the only problem is it contains a potentially fatal poison.
>>
>> He recommended the plant in an interview for the August edition of
>> Healthy And Organic Living magazine, in which he discussed his passion
>> for organic foods.
>>
>> When asked if he uses any wild foods in his dishes, he said: "We have a
>> lot of things growing near the restaurants. We use a lot of nettles at
>> this time of year, mainly for soup. The weed henbane is great in
>> salads."
>>
>> But when the magazine's subscribers opened the latest edition, a letter
>> from editor Kate Collyns apologised for the error.
>>
>> She wrote: "In our August issue Antony Worrall Thompson suggested that
>> the weed henbane was great in salads - in fact henbane (Hyoscyamus
>> niger) is very toxic and is a Schedule III poison under the Medicines
>> Act. Please discount this suggestion - Antony is very sorry for causing
>> confusion, and had quite a different plant in mind."
>>
>> She said Worrall Thompson had confused the poisonous plant with fat hen
>> - an edible weed said to be delicious in salads.
>>
>> The TV chef added: "The magazine have put out a correction but they
>> printed it in advance. It's a bit embarrassing, but there have been no
>> reports of any casualties. Please do pass on my apologies."
>>
>> Henbane, a close relative of deadly nightshade, can cause
>> hallucinations, convulsions, vomiting and death.
>>
>> Previous victims of the weed include the wife of Dr Crippen, who was
>> poisoned by her husband in 1910.
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>Hmmmm I wonder what name he used he posted on RFC?

Antony Worrall Thompson or Dr Crippen?