[Sca-cooks] Re: Old World vs. New World Fruits

[Johnna Holloway]

Daniel is right of course about the citrus fruits--- they had lemons, sweet
oranges, bitter oranges, citrons and limes all in Europe prior to 1500.
Possibly also the pomelo, which is the odd one. It may have been known
by 1099 if we are to believe the one account. I am up to 212 pages
in the latest revised edition of my continuing work on oranges, but I rather
think with all the storms, I may not be doing much with citrus this winter.
I understand that most of the fruit is lying on the ground in the wake of
all the hurricanes.

Persons wanting a good read online on just citrus fruits might like
http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/webberTOC.html

Johnnae llyn Lewis
I am up to 212 pages
in the latest revised edition of my continuing work on oranges, but I rather
think with all the storms, I may not be doing much with citrus this winter.
I understand that most of the fruit is lying on the ground in the wake 
of Ivan, etc.



Daniel Phelps wrote:

>You might include orange (sweet) as, albeit late, period in Europe.  I think
>that medlars and citrons should be added to the list as well.  Strawberries
>should be included with the caveat that those in period were closer to wild
>strawberries rather than what is currently cultivated.
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