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CayteLin Started conversation May 4, 2006
Entry: Legends and Lore of Limes - A11475029
Author: CayteLin - U3656992
Just an essay about ordinary limes.
A11475029 - Legends and Lore of Limes
Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted May 4, 2006
This is great, thank you
Just a couple of links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/back_to_basics/citrus.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/limemintandcoconutmi_81429.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/keylimepie_8393.shtml - Key Lime Pie is my most favourite dessert
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/limesyrup_72368.shtml - lime syrup - I can recommend that served on pancakes too
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted May 4, 2006
Got carried away there, sorry, here is a list of all the lime recipes on the BBC Food website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/food/showrecord?templatestyle=text&config=ingredientname&page=1&pagesize=15&Id=89
You should choose the recipes to include in your entry
and there's an H2G2 entry you can link to:
A2181674 - The Art Of The Martini
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CayteLin Posted May 5, 2006
Thank you for your prompt response. I'll have to try some of the recipes myself! I'll need to find out how to post references.on h2g2 and post recipes that have been vetted by hitchhikers.
Again, thank you.
CayteLin
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CayteLin Posted May 5, 2006
Looks like the recipes are already endorsed by bbc.
CayteLin
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tartaronne Posted May 5, 2006
Very interesting. I think I'll use lime more often now. - My daughter uses lime for cooking all the time, while I have stuck to lemons, untill recently more common in Denmark.
I have a few remarks:
I'm not so good at English grammar, I just think there are some superfluous commas roaming about - and a dot where it should be a comma in a few places - and I miss a word in this sentence:
>>In vitro tests show antimicrobial ... etc.<<
Also you have 'anticeptic' twice in the first paragraph.
>>The citric acid in lime removers grime and..<< - removes
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted May 5, 2006
Recipes:
Take a look at the layout in this entry: A11454491
You'll see the recipe section - you can either post them as a bulleted list with clickable links, or describe a recipe of your own then go on to say "There are more recipes with limes at BBC Food" (providing the link)
You can check that Guide ML by clicking here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/test11454491
plus there's lots of hints and tips at the <./>GuideML-Clinic</.>
Remember: Internal H2G2 links (like that Martini one I gave you earlier) Title of the entry
Outside links: text to appear in entry
If you need any more help just post and ask, we're here to assist
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McKay The Disorganised Posted May 5, 2006
Regarding scurvey - the British Navy did initially use Lemons, but could get limes at low cost from their Caribbean Colonies - therefore limes became the choice.
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BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Posted May 5, 2006
Yes, this is what I wrotre to the PR thread of History of the RN (A10138015):
'... in 1747, James Lind proved experimentally that oranges and lemons cured scurvy, but various other things (cider, vinegar etc) did not. Capt. Cook, during his round the world voyage of 1773-76 acted on Lind's advice and supplied oranges, lemons and pickled cabbage to his men. Of 118 men who commenced this voyage, only one man died from disease - and it wasn't scurvy.
From 1795 onwards, daily rations of lemon juice were compulsory in the British Navy. However, some time later they were replaced by the much cheaper and more inferior lime juice from British West Indies. (This gave rise to the nickname of 'limeys' for British sailors).'
The author used the info in the first para, but not the 2nd, so you could well incorporate the 2nd para usefully into your Entry
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Sho - employed again! Posted May 5, 2006
nice entry
I think it would be easier to read if you broke it up with a few (sub)Headers, and deffo a recipe or two (I'd love, for example, a recipe for Key Lime Pie)
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CayteLin Posted May 5, 2006
Thenk you for your input. I fixed the typos and put a dash in in-vitro. In-vitro means in a petri dish. I need to find a guide to punctuation somewhere on the net and take the time to check it over carefully. Denmark must be nice this time of year. Happy lime experiments in the kitchen!
CayteLin
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CayteLin Posted May 5, 2006
Decisions, decisions, decisions! All the recipes look scrumptious.
Is there a way to get a tilde over an n? I'm using a Spanish loan word and it doesn't display correctly.
Thank you.
CayteLin
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CayteLin Posted May 6, 2006
Thank you for the clarification.
CayteLin
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tartaronne Posted May 6, 2006
>>In-vitro means in a petri dish.<<
OK - now I understand
Denmark is lovely now, with sun and 15-20 C. The landscapes are getting greener by the hour, and I'm sure I can see the grass adding millimeters. The spring is a fortnight late this year, trees and plants seem determined to catch up. Spring has sprung .
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BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Posted May 6, 2006
>>In-vitro means in a petri dish.<<
> actually, it doesn't quite mean this. Literally it means 'in glass', and it is a term used to describe a process which is made to occur outside of a living organism, e.g. in a test tube, Petri dish etc (Incidentally, Petri should have a capital 'P' as it is named after a person).
The opposite to this is 'in vivo', which means 'within the living organism'.
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BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows Posted May 6, 2006
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted May 6, 2006
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Bookmark this page: A1098876 - Special Character Codes in Guide ML
A tilde over an n = ñ (in place of the n)
e.g. the real Jamaican caña, not the white supermarket stuff.
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted May 11, 2006
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Could you explain what a snakebite is, for those who don't know? You could add a footnote to the word or add another sentence.
(In the UK, a "snakebite" is an equal mix of lager and cider, you don't put lime juice in it)
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Sho - employed again! Posted May 11, 2006
I am soooo going to try Key Lime Pie! thanks
(<-- rare example of that smiley used in food related circs)
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Peer Review: A11475029 - Legends and Lore of Limes
- 1: CayteLin (May 4, 2006)
- 2: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (May 4, 2006)
- 3: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (May 4, 2006)
- 4: CayteLin (May 5, 2006)
- 5: CayteLin (May 5, 2006)
- 6: tartaronne (May 5, 2006)
- 7: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (May 5, 2006)
- 8: McKay The Disorganised (May 5, 2006)
- 9: BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows (May 5, 2006)
- 10: Sho - employed again! (May 5, 2006)
- 11: CayteLin (May 5, 2006)
- 12: CayteLin (May 5, 2006)
- 13: CayteLin (May 6, 2006)
- 14: tartaronne (May 6, 2006)
- 15: BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows (May 6, 2006)
- 16: BigAl Patron Saint of Left Handers Keeper of the Glowing Pickle and Monobrows (May 6, 2006)
- 17: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (May 6, 2006)
- 18: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (May 11, 2006)
- 19: Sho - employed again! (May 11, 2006)
- 20: Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor (May 12, 2006)
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