Many thanks for your prompt response, Carmo. We live in Sutton, Surrey, not far from North Cheam where St. Raphael's Hospice is situated. Hadn't realized you had a sister here. Kind regards.
Mervyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "CARMO DCRUZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Identifying Goan vegetables > Mervyn, > > Tendlim are called Gerkins in English in the UK as well as in the US and in > India. > > BTW which part of Surrey are you from ? I still have a sister in North > Surrey (Sr. Lina at St. Raphael's Hospice). My other sister Leonita > Mascarenhas and her family has moved to Florida from Crawley, West Sussex a > couple of months ago. They find it quite fine and warm and sunny here in > Florida. > > Best Regards, > > Carmo > > > >From: "Mervyn Maciel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Mervyn Maciel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Identifying Goan vegetables > >Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:32:30 +0100 > > > >Dear Dr. D'Cruz, > > > >Pardon me for troubling you. > >My name is Mervyn Maciel from Surrey in the UK(a son of Goa, > >Salvador-do-Mundo) > > > >A friend has just suggested that you may have the answer to my query - > >Do you happen to know what the botanical name is for "tendlim", and is > >there > >an English equivalent common name? > >It may well belong to the gherkin family, but I wondered if there was a > >commonly-used name in English? > >Sorry to be so vague, and apologies once more for troubling you. > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > > > > > >Mervyn > > > _______________________________________________ > Goanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 03/10/2006 > > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
