On Aug 12, 12:16*am, Martin > wrote:
> 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?
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Shalom, Martin,
A Citron is NOT a lemon. It is a an ETROG ( Citrus medica ).
<en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etrog>.
Jews use them for the holiday of "Sukkot" - the autumn harvest
festival. They are mighty hard to come by in North Dakota, Ya betcha!

Lynn from Fargo
May your Etrog's pupik (pitom) never fall off!