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What does a lime juice tub mean?
A lime juice tub was a ship that served lime juice to prevent scurvy.
Because of a special fruit used to prevent scurvy what were English sailors called?
They were called limeys (short for lime juicer). To prevent scurvy, fresh lime juice was used on British warships.
What is a nickname for a British person?
A Limey, refering originally to British Sailors taking Lime juice to prevent scurvy
What is queens tar?
A tar is a sailor. An early British sailors were called a "limey" because they consumed lime juice to prevent scurvy.
What did British sailors eat to prevent scurvy?
British sailors ate citrus fruits like lemons and limes to prevent scurvy, as these fruits are rich in vitamin C. The vitamin C helped to combat the vitamin deficiency that caused scurvy during long sea voyages.
Why were British sailors called limies?
British sailors were issued lime juice as a remedy for scurvy.
Why did someone in the 18 century had idea of giving sailors lime juice to cure scurvy?
because they are stupid
Why are sailors called Limeys?
The Royal Navy fed it's sailors limes in the days of sail when voyages took much longer and refridgerators etc were not around to prevent scurvy.
Did James cook discover lemon juice or not?
James Cook did not discover lemon juice but he used it, together with lime juice, to help ward off scurvy in his crew.
When did James Cook prevent scurvy?
Cook ensured he had a variety of vitamin-C rich foods on board ship. These foods included sauerkraut (pickled cabbage), lime juice, malt wort and a plant known as Cook's scurvy grass (Lepidium oleraceum).
What vitamin was missing in the sailor's diet?
Vitamin C! They Got Scurvy If They had A Lack Of Vitamin C. That is why the British sailor's were called limeys, because they would eat lots of limes to prevent scurvy.
Why people caught the disease scurvy?
People back then did not "Catch" scurvy because scurvy is not a disease. Scurvy is a form of malnutrition (lack of vitamin C) It was most common on ships at sea where they ate mostly cured and preserved meat. Even potatoes would have kept scurvy from happening. When they found out that they could take lime trees on the ship with them, feeding lime to the sailors in the form of juice kept scurvy from occurring. The practice of eating the juice of limes was started by the British Navy. To this day, British sailors are often called 'limejuicers', or simply, "Limeys".
