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In response to "How we lost the cure for scurvy. -- (link)" by Reagen

i will read this later, but i've wondered how more settlers in pioneer times here didn't get it.

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Mar 8 '10, 10:08

i'm sure they weren't eating much more than flours, meats, and the local vegetables that they could store (and, not much of that by spring, i'd imagine.)

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it sort of goes into that - if you have fresh meat, you have lots of vitamin C available. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 10:11 1
- note: not many Inuit used to eat greens at all -- nm - Danedukenuuk Mar 8, 10:18
although, i guess peppers have a lot of vitamin c, don't they? -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 10:08 1
- And potatoes. -- nm - mara Mar 8, 10:12

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i will read this later, but i've wondered how more settlers in pioneer times here didn't get it.

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