Glad I set that bust of Churchill back 'cause this sounds... 
like a lowdown Limey Plot to get me!
Posted on 03/27/2014 10:45:08 AM PDT by blam
Lime Prices Are Surging
Jim Forsyth, Reuters
Mar. 27, 2014, 1:16 PM
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Mexican restaurants in the United States are being squeezed by a sudden jump in the price of limes, an essential ingredient, which has led managers in places like San Antonio that are a hotbed for the cuisine to alter recipes.
"Mexico received some heavy rains that destroyed a large amount of the lime crop, so with limited supplies we are seeing lime prices skyrocket," Bryan Black, director of communications for the Texas Department of Agriculture, said on Thursday.
Texas like most U.S. states receives most of their limes form Mexico.
John Berry, who runs La Fonda, a prominent Mexican restaurant in San Antonio, said on Thursday the price he pays for a case of limes has jumped to nearly $100 from $14 last year.
"Real simple," Berry said. "We don't buy them. We substitute lemons."
Limes are used in guacamole and to garnish beers.
Serving a margarita without a lime garnish is burning at the heart of Louis Barrios, who runs the family-owned Mexican restaurant chain "Los Barrios." But he's doing without.
"Ninety nine percent of the time, people don't squeeze it into the margarita anyway," Barrios says.
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(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Plenty of them at aldi...and stupid cheap.
Global warming for sure,
just like the CA drought and the WA state mudslides, its just going to get worse till we pass cap-and-trade and buy Carbon credits, and solar panels too.
Repent!
Glad I set that bust of Churchill back 'cause this sounds... like a lowdown Limey Plot to get me!
OH! NO! What’s gonna happen to my Mount Dew?!?!?!?!!?
BAHA MEN
“Put The Lime In The Coconut”
Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and call the doctor woke him up
I said Doctor! Is there nothing I can take
I said Doctor! To relieve this bellyache
I said Doctor! Is there nothing I can take
I said Doctor! To relieve this bellyache
Oh let me get this straight
Oh mister Doctor man I think I’m going insane
My girl’s been creepin’ on me and my heart is filled with pain
Now I can’t sleep, can’t eat, can’t stop this funky beat
Can’t you hear it she keeps playing in my head
Baby You really drive me coconuts
Tell me, what am I gonna do?
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and call the doctor, woke him up
I said doctor, is there nothing I can take
I said doctor, to relieve this bellyache
I said doctor, is there nothing I can take
I said doctor, to relieve this bellyache
let me get this straight
My temperature is up to 103
Is there anything you can prescribe for me?
Well the doctor said “Hmmm, now let me see
just keep your body moving that’s what works for me”
Baby, you really drive me coconuts
Tell me, what am I gonna do?
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both together
Put the lime in the coconut and you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut and drink ‘em all up
You put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning
doctor, is there nothing I can take
I said doctor, to relieve this bellyache
I said doctor, is there nothing I can take
I said doctor, to relieve this bellyache
I can’t catch myself, hey doc I’m sick
I’m feelin’ all run down, I’m sinking like a brick
I’ve seen dots in front of my eyes
But you talk about coconuts, and you’re feeding me limes?
Different remedies you’re giving to me, but nothing’s working
Doc, if you don’t tend to me I’m gonna be the big bad wolf
And blow your house down
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
Put the lime in the coconut; you’re such a silly one
You put the lime in the coconut and drink ‘em both together
Put the lime in the coconut and you feel better
Put the lime in the coconut and drink ‘em all down
You put the lime in the coconut and call me in the mornin’
Woooo Woooo
Is there nothing I can take
Wooo Wooo
To relieve this bellyache, I said
Oh Wooo Wooo
Is there nothing I can take I said
Wooo Wooo
To relieve this bellyache I said
Yeah Yeah
Is there nothing I can take I said
Wah Wahh
To relieve this bellyache I said
Doctor! Is there nothing I can take I said
Doctor! To relieve this bellyache
Put the lime in the coconut and drink ‘em both together
Put the lime in the coconut and then you’ll feel better
Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up
If only it would COMPLETELY stop raining in Mexico then our lime problems would be solved.
I need limes!
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking Corona.
The is no 'wrong week' to stop drinking Corona...........................
I’m amazed at how easy it is to find cheap and very good limes. Trader Joe has them, and so does my little Asian market where I also buy excellent greens for a song.
Now that they’re part of AB/InBev I might have to agree...
Note to self: Get more Gin & tonic.
Maybe for restaurant use they have to meet certain size and color constraints. An ugly duck lime might taste great but still make a dorky garnish. I’d consider starting to use candy “citrus slices” for the purpose.
Septic sanitation lime isn’t quite what is in mind here
Next time, I'm going to freeze slices and wedges. I'm sure you can do the same with limes unless your use is strictly for booze.
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