Bingil Bay Orchard - Specialising in Tahitian Limes
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History of the Lime Limes, Lemons and Citron all belong in the same family. The citron, the first of the citrus fruit recorded in history, was referred to as the ‘Persian apple’. Records show the Persians spread the citron throughout the Middle East as early as 500BC. However Europe remained ignorant of the citrus until the crusades in the 13th century when the crusaders brought home riches from the east. Lemons were introduced into Italy and France at this time and still play a large part in European cuisine. The true lime, also referred to as the West Indian, Key or Mexican lime has a strong flavour, is small in size and has seeds. The Tahitian Lime is a hybrid of the West Indian lime and the citron or lemon. The Tahitian Lime tree is very vigorous with small thorns and is more tolerant of cold temperatures than its counterpart. The Tahitian lime looks like a large green lemon, has no seeds and is very juicy. Captain Cook introduced a daily
routine of lemons and limes into his crews’ diets to combat
scurvy on their long voyages. To this day Englishmen are referred
to as ‘Limeys’ here and in the USA. |
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Bay Orchard - limesonline.com.au PO Box 332 573 Bingil Bay Road MISSION BEACH Nth Qld 4852 Tel: 07 4068 7517 Fax: 07 4088 6092 Mob: 0428 687 517 |
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