Captain McCool Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Just a reminder to everyone here that May 2 is International Scurvy Awareness Day! Eat a lime and celebrate being scurvy free! Visit http://www.limestrong.com/ to learn how YOU can help spread the word! Captain Jack McCool, landlocked pirate extraordinaire, Captain of the dreaded prairie schooner Ill Repute, etc. etc. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel, and a hull, and a deck, and sails. That’s what a ship needs. But what a ship is… what the Black Pearl really is… is freedom." -Captain Jack Sparrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachai Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Aye Captain. I've ordered plenty of limes for the day, though I'll probably be serving them in margaritas! ~Your humble Quartermaster "Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent." H.P. Lovecraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theM.A.dDogge Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Remember that things "Pickled" also helped prevent Scurvey...many kegs of Pickled Vegitables made it onto ships manifests...and would last longer than fresh fruit....course ya would have to eat 'bout twice as many pickles as fruit so how am i preventing scurvey on May 2...????....i'll be getting thoroughly "pickled"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I shall be celebrating by drinking a few G&Ts with lime. So civilized. ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain McCool Posted April 30, 2010 Author Share Posted April 30, 2010 Haha, M.A.d'Dogge, why do I think you're a little pickeled already? Captain Jack McCool, landlocked pirate extraordinaire, Captain of the dreaded prairie schooner Ill Repute, etc. etc. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel, and a hull, and a deck, and sails. That’s what a ship needs. But what a ship is… what the Black Pearl really is… is freedom." -Captain Jack Sparrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capn'rob Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 The most effective, easy to store and long lasting preventative of Scurvy turns out to be Sauerkraut. Like M. D. d'Dogge said, "pickled veggies" will work but the Cabbage has the most Vitamin C. I just thought about the daily sodium intake our preceeding shipmates must have had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain McCool Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 I hope everyone had a healthy and safe Scurvy Awareness Day! Captain Jack McCool, landlocked pirate extraordinaire, Captain of the dreaded prairie schooner Ill Repute, etc. etc. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "That’s what a ship is, you know. It’s not just a keel, and a hull, and a deck, and sails. That’s what a ship needs. But what a ship is… what the Black Pearl really is… is freedom." -Captain Jack Sparrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Handed Jill Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Yep - I staved off scurvy with a bit of lime in my margaritas and guacamole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callenish gunner Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Salty & I went to the local "cantina" and had Margaritas with extra limes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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