SC - Substitutions

[Tim & Dee]

> > But it the Staghorn Sumac Berries anything in smell, taste, etc. like
> > lemons or limes?  If so I (personally) cannot use them.  I am deathly
> > allergic to them.
>
> Do you know exactly what with lemons/limes you are allergic to? It might
> help us in the quest for substitutes.
>
> /UlfR

If I smell, injest, or touch lemons or limes I go into a severe asthma attack and cannot breath.  If I am even remotely near a citronella plant or fumes from a torch using citronella I can't breath.  Last year at Pennsic I couldn't see the citronella plant behind a sign and started having problems breathing.  My husband and I looked around to see where the lemons were that could be causing the asthma attack, it wasn't until we took a couple steps forward that My husband noticed the citronella plant behind the sign.  We were in line to order food.  I told him what I wanted and had to leave to get away from the citronella to breath.  The next night we were at a neighboring camp (who was using citronella in their torches) and when we left to go back to our camp the lane was filled with citronella fumes from all the torches.  I had such a severe asthma attack that my hands and arms were going numb because I could not breath.  I ended up at Chirurgin's point for three hours with oxygen on me and lots of excellent care from the staff.  I don't know exactly what in the lemons, limes, or citronella that sets my asthma off but it has gotten worse over the last couple years.

Dierdre

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