Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...for-salad.html

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.

On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:36:54 +0100, Corey Richardson wrote:

> Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...for-salad.html
>
> 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.
>

oopsie. and we all thought it was pine cones that killed euell gibbons.

your pal,
blake
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On Aug 4, 9:56*am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:36:54 +0100, Corey Richardson wrote:
> > Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:
>
> >http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news.../2496063/Worra...
>
> > 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.
>
> oopsie. *and we all thought it was pine cones that killed euell gibbons..
>
> your pal,
> blake
> ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com**

=================================
Actually. Euell ("Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible . . .")
Gibbons is said to have died from complications of bleeding stomach
ulcers caused by . . . ready??? Too many aspirins taken for
arthritis (said arthritis was supposedly caused by too much hiking
around in the cold damp outdoors.)

I read all of his books when I was a kid and have eaten my share of
wild foods.

Lynn in Fargo

Corey Richardson wrote:

>
> Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...for-salad.html
>
> 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.

I'm thinking it's probably best to check your references before eating
anything with "bane" in the name.


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Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
> Actually. Euell ("Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible . . .")
> Gibbons is said to have died from complications of bleeding stomach
> ulcers caused by . . . ready??? Too many aspirins taken for
> arthritis (said arthritis was supposedly caused by too much hiking
> around in the cold damp outdoors.)

According to Wikipedia, that's not his cause of death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euell_Gibbons

"Corey Richardson" `R> wrote in message
> 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."
>

Of course there are no reports. They're all DEAD.

On Aug 4, 1:11*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>
> > Actually. Euell ("Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible . . .")
> > Gibbons is said to have died from complications of bleeding stomach
> > ulcers caused by *. . . ready??? * Too many aspirins taken for
> > arthritis *(said arthritis was supposedly caused by too much hiking
> > around in the cold damp outdoors.)
>
> According to Wikipedia, that's not his cause of death.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euell_Gibbons

================================================== =====

I'm familiar with Marfan's Syndrome but other than the Wikipedia
article can find no connection with Gibbons - and their article on
Marfan does not mention Gibbons in their list of Marfan sufferers.
Was Gibbons a tall man?

Lynn in Fargo

"Corey Richardson" `R> wrote in message
...
>
> Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...for-salad.html
>
> 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.


Hmmmm I wonder what name he used he posted on RFC?


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(AKA Dimitri)

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 09:53:21 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Corey Richardson" `R> wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> Worrall Thompson recommends killer plant for salad:
>>
>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...for-salad.html
>>
>> 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.
>
>
>Hmmmm I wonder what name he used he posted on RFC?

Antony Worrall Thompson or Dr Crippen?

On 2008-08-04, Blinky the Shark wrote:

> I'm thinking it's probably best to check your references before eating
> anything with "bane" in the name.

I wouldn't try wolfsbane without a really good reason (_Ginger Snaps_
demonstrates one, but it didn't quite work).


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pendere, et *** illi pueri dicerent: beable beable beable; respondebat
illa: doidy doidy doidy. [plorkwort]

On Aug 8, 3:17*pm, Adam Funk > wrote:
> On 2008-08-04, Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking it's probably best to check your references before eating
> > anything with "bane" in the name.
>
> I wouldn't try wolfsbane without a really good reason (_Ginger Snaps_
> demonstrates one, but it didn't quite work).


Of course we all know I'm willing to try Wolfsbane. (Google Rahne/
Wolfsbane)

On Aug 8, 6:30 pm, Lots42 > wrote:
> On Aug 8, 3:17 pm, Adam Funk > wrote:
>
> > On 2008-08-04, Blinky the Shark wrote:
>
> > > I'm thinking it's probably best to check your references before eating
> > > anything with "bane" in the name.
>
> > I wouldn't try wolfsbane without a really good reason (_Ginger Snaps_
> > demonstrates one, but it didn't quite work).
>
> Of course we all know I'm willing to try Wolfsbane. (Google Rahne/
> Wolfsbane)

BTW, just in case you ever need to know:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Big-Anim...-for-a-Cosplay

I'm purty sure it can be adapted for wolf a-and other feetses.


Dr. HotSalt