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Dingwall Deadly Dinnerparty

In January 1856 the Provost of Dingwall had a dinner party that left two Catholic priests and a laird dead. The cook’s servant brought her monkshood (a,b) instead of horseradish (c,d) for the roast beef. The provost had them planted 18″ apart in his garden.

Conveniently, none of their wives ate the poison. Curious indeed.