Jelly Bean
VIP Member
I do love tonic water - as long as it is never flavoured or slimline
I remember a story about Clarissa Dickson Wright (one of the Two Fat Ladies) who went to see her doctor. He asked her if she had ever had malaria as the amount of quinine in her system was so huge. She thought for a while and said 'could it be from tonic water?' and he said unlikely as you would have to ingest industrial amounts for that to make an impact. She said 'well what about 12 pints of gin and tonic a day for 7 years?'. He went quiet and said 'yes that would probably do it'.
Hasten to add my intake is not like that.
I remember a story about Clarissa Dickson Wright (one of the Two Fat Ladies) who went to see her doctor. He asked her if she had ever had malaria as the amount of quinine in her system was so huge. She thought for a while and said 'could it be from tonic water?' and he said unlikely as you would have to ingest industrial amounts for that to make an impact. She said 'well what about 12 pints of gin and tonic a day for 7 years?'. He went quiet and said 'yes that would probably do it'.
Hasten to add my intake is not like that.