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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> Pre-1900 recipes:http://www.theoldecookerybook.com
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OK, lets try this again (lost first reply, sorry)
That's not a lemon, It's an ETROG (see Wikipedia at "Etrog").
Jews use one when they celebrate Sukkot - the autumn harvest.
You betcha that they are extremely difficult to find in North
Dakota ;-)

Shalom,
Lynn from Fargo
Hoping your etrog's pitom doesn't fall off