Outlander's Journey

Chapter 95 Lime and Rum

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

The Black Pearl departed from Port Royal under the command of Heather, passing through multiple islands and ports, and sailed in the direction of Singapore very leisurely.

On this day, the wind was beautiful, and on the deck of the Black Pearl, Heather was gathered in front of a large wooden barrel with First Officer Barbosa and Pilot Jack.

The other crew members did not dare to approach, so they could only pretend to work while sneaking their heads and peeping here.

Heather scooped up the liquid in the barrel with a wooden spoon and handed it to Jack: “Try it.”

Jack took a bite of the wooden spoon happily, and frowned slightly: “It’s too sour, and it’s so bland.”

While talking, Jack changed hands and handed the wooden spoon to Barbosa.

Barbossa also took a sip, but nodded indifferently: “Very good, half a pint of rum is mixed with a quart of water, which can effectively curb the consumption of rum and prevent Shisui’s hands from drinking and making trouble. And this sour taste … I take the liberty to ask, do you put lemon juice in it?”

“Not only lemon juice, but also freshly squeezed orange juice.”

Heather picked up a new wooden spoon and took a sip of the mixed liquor, then twirled his mouth: “It’s a bit sour, let’s add some sugar to it. Miss Maria, can I trouble you to get some sugar from the kitchen? are you coming?”

“Okay, Captain.” Maria, who was getting hotter and sexy, blushed as soon as he heard Heather talking, and hurriedly walked towards the cabin.

When Heather arrived on Tatuga Island (also known as Turtle Island) two months ago, he took advantage of the ashore repairs and performed a selection of the sailors on the ship. Those lazy and hard-to-change cruel pirates were all driven away. The Black Pearl left part of the sailors previously hired by Jack and a small number of sailors under Barbossa.

Don’t look at Jack’s hiring of players with crooked looks—Mr. Gibbs, who is addicted to alcohol, can only train parrots to replace the talking old helmsman without a tongue, and a bald dwarf who is not as tall as Heather. But Heather, who has seen the series of movies, knows that these sailors are the kind and righteous people who have always followed Jack.

Of course, Barbossa also has a few live treasures under his hand. The top picks are Pintel (bald) and Ragerty (one-eyed). These two people are now loyal to Heather. Although their heads are not so good, they are better than loyal. .

As for Miss Maria, Heather tried hard to persuade her when she was in Port Royal and Tatuga, and she was willing to share enough gold coins to buy a very good new fishing boat. But the girl just didn’t want to get off the ship, but smiled and said that she was willing to serve as Heather’s maid on the Black Pearl.

Heather had no choice but to pay her a high salary, and used the captain’s privilege to clear out a large compartment for Maria that was originally used to store sundries and used it as her private dormitory.

During the voyage of the past few months, Jack has been receiving Heather’s reading ability teaching, but the progress is very slow.

On the one hand, because Heather roughly heard the steps of the orthodox mind ability enlightenment and practice from Kim Fulishi, more details can only be guessed by himself. Heather was afraid that a crooked road would kill Jack, so he could only slow down and take Jack to practice.

On the other hand, it’s Jack’s own problem. His personality is too detached. Even if he is willing to learn abilities with Heather, he is always half-hearted. Taboo is the confusion of mind, the effect is naturally half the effort.

A lot of free time could not be used to play games with Miss Maria, and the bored Heather began to target the crew of the Black Pearl.

To be precise, it is the healthy diet of the crew.

The chef of the Black Pearl was hired by Heather from Havana at a high price, and his name was Bonan Lorenzo. If this tall and sturdy middle-aged man didn’t mention his profession, some people would mistake him for the captain of the ship.

Bonan is best at Spanish cuisine, but he can’t be troubled by the lack of supplies on the sea. He can make some tricks for the captain, Heather, every day, and the crew will no longer have to eat as good as pig food. .

For a time, Bonan, the sea chef, was second only to Heather, Jack and Barbosa, and, oh, and Miss Maria who was under Heather’s care.

The blending ratio of this rum to the stored fresh water was the product of Heather and Bonan, and it was Heather’s idea to put lemon juice and orange juice in it.

Now that the crew is no longer immortal, the sea nightmare that was hard to ignore in the eighteenth century—[Scurvy] must be taken seriously.

Although as early as the late 16th century, the famous navigator Sir Richard Hawkins discovered that citrus and lemon juice can effectively prevent scurvy, but because fresh fruits are expensive and easy to rot, boiled and concentrated juice is easy to preserve. But it is of no avail for preventing scurvy, so people in this era still do not pay attention to the importance of fresh fruits and vegetables for preventing scurvy.

Heather from modern times is different from other captains. From the very beginning of the supply, he explicitly required the purchase of a large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables. Whenever the Black Pearl passes through the supply port or island, he must approach it to replace and replenish the supplies on board.

After a long voyage, especially in warm waters, the fresh water stored in wooden barrels will soon become a paradise for algae and insects. Although this kind of water is full of feed, it is not the turn of Captain Heather to drink, but it smells Taste also knows that it tastes uncomfortable to drink. So Heather and Bonan figured out the idea of ​​blending rum with water, which can improve the taste and taste of the stored water, and also save the possibility of drunken gangsters.

With the addition of lemon juice and orange juice, the [scurvy] that makes sailors the most headache is not a threat.

Deng Deng Deng!

Maria took the translucent glass jar and walked carefully onto the deck. Sugar is a precious thing in this age.

Heather took the jar and twisted some sugar from the inside and poured it into the bucket. After thinking about it, he put some more, and then he signaled Mary to try it: “Please, Miss Maria.”

Maria didn’t shy away, took the wooden spoon from Heather and put it into the barrel, then took a sip, and her eyes lit up: “Delicious! Captain, then there is no problem at all!”

“Very good. First officer, record the ration ratio.”

Heather handed the tube back to Maria, then looked at Barbossa: “Wait until the next port, and spread this formula out.”

“My lord, you…?” Barbosa was a little surprised. This formula that can greatly improve the living conditions of sailing and prevent scurvy at the same time, if it were him, would surely be held firmly in his hands to attract more Capable sailors joined his subordinates to serve him.

Heather smiled: “It’s just a small formula. Since it can change the fate of more sailors on this sea, why should I hide it? Spread it out, it’s better to let the world know.”

Barbossa stopped talking, but bowed deeply to Heather with one hand on his chest. Similarly, Jack also rarely bows and salutes seriously.

Even if they are pirates, they can’t help but admire and admire such a powerful man with a broad mind and great strength.

Someone might say, it’s just a formula of rum with water, as for?

In the 18th century where scurvy was rampant, sailors suffered from lack of sea supplies and could only drink the turbid green water covered with insects and algae to quench their thirst. Such a formula would save many sailors from death and suffering. .

There was silence on the deck of the Black Pearl, and all the sailors stopped working and looked at Heather quietly.

Heather walked a few steps to the high platform in front of the rudder and laughed loudly: “Gentlemen, starting from today, every day at 12 noon and 6 pm, you will enjoy this sweet watering after your work is over. Mud! Believe me, the devil of Damn it like scurvy will stay away from you! As for today…the amount of rum with water is doubled per person!”

“Long live the captain!” There was an extremely warm cheer on the deck.

Maria behind Heather was holding a sugar bowl and looking at the handsome young man wearing a captain’s hat, she couldn’t help being drunk.

But at this moment, the sailor standing on the observation deck at the top of the mast suddenly sounded the alarm and issued a stern warning:

“There is a situation in the northeast sea! That is… that is the flying Dutchman!”