[trotterdotpom]

"English flag"? Look out la Flamme!

John T

 

[LaFlamme]

"English flag"? Look out la Flamme!

John T

Sorry, sorry, hahaha. I guess I should have written British flag? Hey, what do you expect from a Canadian, we of the former colony.

 

[Jeff Taylor]

FWIW: In the States Roses's Lime Juice and vodka=a gimlet. Delightful but it can rot your stomach before you get drunk on it!

 

[david freeman]

How many of you red sea tigers remember the BOT Lime Juice and salt tablets for the ER Staff. How did other fleets other than the British mange in the Redsea.
Happy days too of the Prok and Beans inspector at UK Ports. Memeories

 

[Pat Kennedy]

Roses Lime juice, issued to all in BF ships once the ship cleared Suez outbound, as were salt tablets.
The lime juice was supposed to be very good for cleaning brass, but I can confirm from personal experience, that it was absolutely useless.
Pat(Thumb)

 

[Ray Mac]

Lime juice great for cleaning the chopping blocks, ie Butchers Block in galley or in prep room off fridges, also bread boards in pantry and messrooms.

Ray

 

[Jacko123]

Used undiluted it was good for scrubbing/cleaning pantry bread-boards. Never heard of it cleaning brass though. Had a second steward that swore by it as a shampoo. He was a bit of a nutter though, went adrift in Kharg Island. I personally hated the stuff, I stuck with Rose's Lime Juice. Still do.

EDIT::: Simulpost Ray (Burned Toast)

 

[Ron Stringer]

He was a bit of a nutter though, went adrift in Kharg Island.

You could think of many better places to go adrift! (Jester)

 

[mikeg]

Heard that you can clean brass with either Grapefruit juice or Milk (the lactic acid in milk does the trick), especially if you can soak the item for about 20 mins) - never tried either myself though...

 

[Jacko123]

You could think of many better places to go adrift! (Jester)

Something to do with a rather effeminate messman on another BP Tanker.

 

[makko]

I always steered clear of the salt tablets - The company doc recommended additional salt sprinkled on food if one felt the need. I used to recommend fruit with a squeeze of lemon and a light sprinkling of salt, the Mexican way (try it sometime, its very refreshing!). We had a can of lifeboat lemon juice powder - We used to make it up to take to Rugby matches. Without sugar it was quite foul and didn't do your tooth enamel much good!
Rgds.
Dave

 

[alan ward]

Gin and Lime

I blame an old PCO Alec Bannerman for my downfall,he showed me a drink that on an un-air conditioned Clan boat was a killer.Tall glass,large lump of ice,enormous gin,lime juice filled to the top with chiiled water.Drink until you`ve had enough,fall over repeat next day.

 

[185Queens]

Another variation with lime juice and gin…

I blame an old PCO Alec Bannerman for my downfall,he showed me a drink that on an un-air conditioned Clan boat was a killer.Tall glass,large lump of ice,enormous gin,lime juice filled to the top with chiiled water.Drink until you`ve had enough,fall over repeat next day.

Anyone remember a Clan Line/UC PCO called Noel Proctor - he introduced me to Gin, Roses Lime, ice and water - his variation was to leave out the Roses! Thank goodness we had Tanqueray Gin!
I can also remember something about him and playing Flight Deck games… can anyone remember anything more about that?

 

[Michael Taylor]

I remember well our 1100 lime juice during my Ellerman days. The most precious part was the ice "chippings". As Apprentices seems we got just the scraps. In addition to daily salt tablets many times at night work in the Gulf it was not unknown to take a hand full of salt from a box in the galley and lick that. I wonder what the Doctors would have to say these days?

 

[lakercapt]

Think there was a previous thread about this subject.
The BOT lime juice I remember was a bonded item as it contained alcohol and there used to be an entry in the official log "anti scabotics issued" when it was handed out by the ch.steward. Some got a tot of rum!!!!.

 

[mikeg]

Never heard the term anti scabotics before, sounds like an android with eczema.

 

[Mad Landsman]

The word is antiscorbutic.

The medical name for scurvy is scorbutus. - deficiency of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).

Lime juice was adopted by the Admiralty originally, not because it was better that other citrus fruits but because it was cheaper; Being grown in British Colonies and not imported from potential enemies.

 

[alan ward]

Previously mentioned dreadnoughts,do you mean those kits with the rough rectangles of cloth impregnated with some disinfectant and the small tube of oint ment you jammed up your Japs eye?After a meeting in Takoradi with some fragrant young thing with a haircut like a handgrenade,I visited Harry the Chief Steward to obtain such a kit.He reared up like a man posessed and threw me 3 or 4 saying`If you like the Mammies I`d better get you a few`a man of great tact,diplomacy and style.It certainly encouraged me to seek him out when in need.

 

[lakercapt]

The word is antiscorbutic.

The medical name for scurvy is scorbutus. - deficiency of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).

Lime juice was adopted by the Admiralty originally, not because it was better that other citrus fruits but because it was cheaper; Being grown in British Colonies and not imported from potential enemies.

Thanks for correcting my miss spelling.

 

[Mad Landsman]

Thanks for correcting my miss spelling.

Happy to help - The way you spelt it is the way you heard it, and maybe the way the other guy spelt it anyway.