"Martin" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Just curious, how large is a lemon - and what are we buying in the shops?
> In a 18th century recipe (as I remember it) there is mention of three
> types
> of "lemons".
> The largest is a "Citron" (which is funny because lemon is "citron" in
> Swedish; and French of course), then somewhat smaller is the "Lemon", and
> the smallest one is the "Lime". So what are the lemons we buy in the shop?
> Lemons or Citrons?

Here in Italy it depends on the season. Curerently we are getting small
greenish lemons from South Africa that are sometimes dry and sometimes
juicy. I like it when the big fat Sorrento lemons are in season, bumpy and
lovely and the best for limoncello.

Are you a reader of the blog "18th century food"?