[Sca-cooks] pickled lemons

[Michael Newton]

My lady wife Beatrix of Tanet made Pickled Lemons for a Queen's Prize
tourney. She used the Domostroi as the source of the recipe.

Thorbjorn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Eisenstein" <Alban at socket.net>
To: <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:10 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] pickled lemons


> This question was asked on the Calontir list; forwarded with
> permission, because I thought there are more of you who might
> be able to answer:
>
> ........text begins.......
>
> i have often heard that the Scandinavians made and ate pickled lemons (an
> absolute horrid thing IMO) on long voyages across the sea to prevent
Scurvy
> (sp?), ie the lemons provided the vitamin C (i think, possibly others)
> needed to fight of the affliction.
>
> I remember at some event that someone in Calontir made pickled lemons for
a
> competition (KA&S maybe) and was wondering if anyone knew/remembered this
> project or the person that did it.
>
>  Ive heard the story of picked lemons to prevent
> Scurvy many times but have never actually followed up on the idea and was
> wondering if anyone knew off the top of there heads if it was true or an
> "urban legend"
>
> .........text ends.......
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