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orange juice in England
Another thread was discussing the availability of orange juice at
breakfast in English hotels. Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Plausible? |
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orange juice in England
wrote in message ... Another thread was discussing the availability of orange juice at breakfast in English hotels. Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Plausible? I guess milk and Coke was plentiful during WWII. |
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Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English
hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Good one I think it's rather a matter of style. I can imagine that now orange juice is avialable across Europe and people who serve it have no memories of WWII. Konrad |
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wrote in message ... Another thread was discussing the availability of orange juice at breakfast in English hotels. Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Plausible? Orange juice was fairly readily available as a concentrate in Britain during the war tho' fresh oranges were not always available. I must agree that I regard a reasonable serving of orange juice as about 8oz and that tends to be more than one gets in Europe unless having a buffet breakfast. Coke, AFAIK or remember, was not available to the general populace during the war. An enduring memory is finding it on sale in London in 1945! -- James V. Silverton Potomac, Maryland, USA |
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orange juice in England
wrote in message ... Another thread was discussing the availability of orange juice at breakfast in English hotels. Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Plausible? Nope I cant say I've noticed anything different between hotels in the UK as compared to the US. Small glasses is matter dictated by coroporate bean counters in some tower block in Des Moines or Birmingham and is under the item 'managing costs' Personally I avoid eating breakfast in big chain hotels anywhere in the world, they are almost wothout exception rip offs. Keith |
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Another thread was discussing the availability of orange juice at breakfast in English hotels. Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Plausible? I can honestly say in 35 years of involvement with the hotel trade.I've never had a guest request coke at the breakfast table. yuk !!! Jan --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 27/10/03 |
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"Jan" wrote: wrote: Another thread was discussing the availability of orange juice at breakfast in English hotels. Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. Plausible? I can honestly say in 35 years of involvement with the hotel trade.I've never had a guest request coke at the breakfast table. yuk !!! Jan I find it a somewhat yucky idea -- but if the goal is caffeine in the morning, it is not really different from a sugared cup of coffee all in what you are used to |
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Jenn wrote in news:jenn-1428CD.18122630102003
@news.vanderbilt.edu: \ I find it a somewhat yucky idea -- but if the goal is caffeine in the morning, it is not really different from a sugared cup of coffee Except that a cup of coffee has between 1 and 4 times as much caffeine as an equal serving of Coke, depending on the roast, brewing method, etc. |
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Barney wrote:
Leaving aside the issue of refills, it has struck me that OJ in English hotels/B&Bs is often supplied in very small glasses compared with, say, milk or Coke. It occurred to me tonight that this could be a hangover from the period of rationing during and after WWII when oranges were extremely scarce in England. It's the same story in the USA (miserly little glasses for orange juice). And recently declassified documents show that Roosevelt secretly diverted precious UK-bound orange supplies to the USA by the boatload in order to prop up the faltering but strategically crucial marmalade industry, so clearly WWII isn't the culprit. miguel -- See the world from your web browser: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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