orange juice in England

Somewhere, years ago, I read that 4 ounces of OJ gives all the vitamins that
one can absorb from it -- any more is merely thirst quench.
rjf
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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?

skrev i meddelandet
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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?
They've the same small glasses in almost every hotel where I've stayed.
Also if there's a buffet breakfast,as usual nowadays, so you have to run
several times.
A more practical way is probably to fill several glasses at the same time
but that's probably considered bad manners.
No doubt the whole thing is to save.

Lennart Petersen wrote:
skrev i meddelandet
...

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?

They've the same small glasses in almost every hotel where I've stayed.
Also if there's a buffet breakfast,as usual nowadays, so you have to run
several times.
A more practical way is probably to fill several glasses at the same time
but that's probably considered bad manners.
No doubt the whole thing is to save.

Or you can simply fill your cup or water glass with juice. FFM

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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?

It's just as well. Most of the orange juice I've been served in
English hotels has that atrocious burned, over-processed taste.
(Reminds me of the old joke "the food is terrible here, and even worse
the portions are so small.")

When visiting England I've found that Marks and Spencer's
fresh-squeezed is the most reliable source for my OJ fix. Expensive,
but worth it.

In article , (James
Silverton) wrote:


wrote in message
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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?

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!

IIRC Coca-Cola moved into Europe in a big way with the American forces in
the latter part of the war. The company sent Coke-makers (for want of a
better term) over with the army; they stayed and established
distributorships.

Having said that, I believe it was available pre-war, just much less
widely. (All this comes from an excellent history of the company, my copy
of which I gave away a few years ago, so I can't provide precise details.
IIRC the book is called "For God, Country and Coca-Cola".)

In article ,
(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 !!!

When you breakfast as late as I do on holiday, anything goes. But
seriously, I wasn't specifically referring to Coke at breakfast; however,
the price of Coke and OJ doesn't change much in the course of an average
day, so the meal at which they're served is not too significant.

In article ,
(Keith Willshaw) wrote:


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

Oh well, there goes another potential dissertation topic. But the
weight of opinion seems to agree with you.

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:09:12 +0000 (UTC),
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?

It's the traditional juice glass, once widely used in the US,
too. Even before WW2. Orange juice used to be a lot harder to
come by and relatively expensive. When I was a tad you got orange
juice by squeezing oranges, a tedious job at best; the little
juice glass was just the right size.

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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?

It would be rude to offer a huge tumbler of liquid that some people might
have difficulty lifting or holding. It is much better to supply a smaller
glass and a facility to keep topping it up.

Colin Bignell

In article , James Silverton
writes
I must agree that I
regard a reasonable serving of orange juice as about 8oz


Reasonable for whom? 4 oz is reasonable for me.
--
Marie Lewis