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> "Martin" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> .. .
>> 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"?
>
>
Here we have pictures of the citron (cédrat)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citron

the lemon (citron)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon

and the lime (citron vert)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)

The differences are notable and enable to determine what you have in
your stores.
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Guiraud Belissen, Chteau du Ciel, Drachenwald,
Chris CII, Rennes, France