<<Here's the really interesting part.  The pit of the apricot is used to
make
laetrile, a cancer treatment drug now banned in this country.  According to
mainstream sources, the cake after the apricot oil extraction contains
amygdalin and "is unfit for use as cattle feed, it yields 0.06% of
hydrocyanic acid. The cake is
utilized as fuel and as fertilizer. >>

  I meant to add here that the amygdalin is the substance in laetrile aka
B17, available in other countries, including Mexico.

Siobhan