SC - period lime use, rosaries

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

And it came to pass on 17 Jan 01, , that david friedman wrote:

> Our summary of the history of citrus in the Miscellany says:
> 
> By the 13th  century lemon, sour orange, citron, and what is probably 
> lime are described from northern Italy.

Herrera's agricultural manual (1513) specifically mentions limes in 
the citrus fruit chapter.  Unfortunately, he doesn't go into much 
detail about their use, only that large limes and oranges can be 
preserved whole in a honey syrup.  I haven't noticed any other 
references to limes in the Spanish/Catalan sources.


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