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Tollhase1 at aol.com
Mon Feb 7 16:01:04 PST 2000
And it came to pass on 7 Feb 00,, that Bluwlf17 at cs.com wrote:
> How period are lemonds? Did they have citris trees in Erope?
>
> Antonio de Navarre
According to Barbara Santich in _The Original Mediterranean Cuisine_,
citrus trees originated in India, and were introduced to Mediterranean
Europe by the Arabs. They were "reasonably common" in Italy by the
13th century.
Citrus fruits (and their juices) are most common in period recipes from
southern Europe, especially Spain and Italy.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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