Lime History
In the eighteenth century, Scottish naval surgeon Sir James Lind learned by his observation of long-haul sailors that citrus fruits conquered the dreaded scurvy (lack of Vitamin C) which had devasted the ranks of the British navy more than any enemy.Between 1795 and 1815, some 1.6 million gallons of lime juice drastically reduced the mortality rate of seamen. Along with their daily ration of rum, British sailors were required to consume a daily ration of lime juice; hence British seamen became known as limeys.
Since Britain was often at war with Mediterranean countries who exported lemons, limes imported cheaply from the English colony of Jamaica were substituted as the citrus of choice.
More about Limes and Lime Recipes:
• Lime Selection and Storage• Lime Substitutions, Measures, and Equivalents
• What are Key limes?
• What are Persian limes?
• Key Lime Pie History and Heirloom Recipe
• Lime History
• Lime Recipes
Persian Limes and Key Limes Photo © 2007 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Cookbooks
| • | Key Lime Cookin' |
| • | A Squeeze of Lime |
| • | The Great Citrus Book |
| • | Citrus Cookbook |
| • | More Cookbooks |
