http://ladyiolanthe.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] ladyiolanthe.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] mousme 2007-01-29 05:34 am (UTC)

In Louisbourg in the 1750s-ish, they got a lot of vitamin C from beer they brewed from spruce trees. I can't remember with certainty what part of the tree they used, but I suspect it was the young bright green needles.
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