"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:27:00 +0100, Martin wrote:

Ah, all this reminds me as a child during the war we all went out
collecting rose hips for the war effort to be turned in rose hip by a
government body.

Yes, so that children could be given sufficient vitamin C without
importing
oranges. It was an excellent scheme.

Boiling fruit destroys vitamin C.

No, keeping warm for a long time does. If boiling destroyed it anyone who
doesn't eat raw fruit and veg would be deprived!


Mary