On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:15:47 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 10:38:06 AM UTC-5, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes wrote:
>> On 28 Nov 2018, Cindy Hamilton wrote
>> (in >):
>>
>> > On Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 8:12:08 AM UTC-5, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes
>> > wrote:

>> > > I hate vinegar. We used to put dirty pennies in a bowl of it overnight.
>> > >
>> > > The next morning they were clean and shiny. I don’t want that going on in
>> > > my digestive system.
>> >
>> > The hydrochloric acid in your stomach is stronger than vinegar.
>> >
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> Yes but the friendly bacteria in my stomach is designed to live with my
>> hydrochloric acid.
>>
>> I’m not sure it needs another slightly less strong acid to deal with.
>
>Better avoid oranges and a whole raft of other fruit, then.

I've never had fruit that was as acidic as vinegar. Or smelled as bad.
Or tasted as bad. It's good for us, though. It cures, prevents and
fixed just about everything.