Thanks for the recognition,. David, but my name is Fikso with th "k" before the "s" as in alphabetical order. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ehrlich" <idavide@sbcglobal.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 1:37 PM Subject: [pbs] Alliums and other poisons Adam Fisko wrote: And as with ALL poisons, dosage is a critical consideration. Arsenic in small quantities used to be used to make rosy cheeks for women back in the 1800s How about cyanide -- we add small amounts of cyanide to many foods to improve their flavor (think almond extract). But you'd explode from overeating