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[Robin Carroll-Mann]

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.




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