Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd heard the British navy on the seas for a long time would get vitamin C deficiency.... Scurvy my mate! And they'd suck on limes to avoid that. They thought me this in 5th grade. They also taught me and were way wrong about the dinosaurs, the planets and the way Atoms look by a long shot. On 12/15/12 9:20 AM, "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com> wrote: > The malaria is -supposed- to be checked by the quinine in tonic water, > that is > what tonic water was invented for, I believe. > Don't know about limeys roots as a nickname, though it probably comes from > the > citrus fruits carried on ships on long voyages to avoid rickets due to > vitamin > deficiency. > We couldn't easily get limes in the UK when I was young, post war rationing > was still in place when I was born. > I think the first lime I saw was in Milwaukee where I had a summer job in > 1970, though it could have been 1978, my first time in Brazil. > I used to bring them home from Brazil back then since they weren't readily > available here... > Anyway G&T is the classic English drink, and ice and lemon would be the > usual > addition (I have literally never seen lime in a G&T here). > I usually only drink beer and wine, but a G&T on a warm day hits the spot. > FD > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Saturday, 15 December 2012, 12:19 >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 13/12/2012: harvest >> >> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 3:12 AM, Frank Dernie >> <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>wrote: >> >>> Good grief man, why adulterate a classic with lime. Never heard such an >>> outrage ;-) >>> FD >>> >> >> Um, I thought that was why the term "limeys" came about, because Brits >> liked limes in their drinks. >> >> Anyhow, here in Louisiana, where Jackson defeated the British after the >> war >> was over, we use limes for our G&T to prevent malaria.? Must work, I've >> never had malaria. >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> >> >>> On 15 Dec, 2012, at 03:51, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Wait, what? >>>> Lemon in a G & T? >>>> >>>> Heresy! >>>> Lime in mine, please... :-) >>>> >>>> Jay >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/