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> On Sat, 2 Sep 2017 03:28:40 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>> On Fri, 1 Sep 2017 14:16:05 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>>>>On 9/1/2017 1:30 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:27:22 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
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>>>>>> I always get my lemons from Costco as I can't duplicate size or
>>>>>> quality elsewhere --
>>>>>
>>>>> Costco does have some impressive lemons. They are the thick-skinned
>>>>> nippled variety, and very juicy inside. Still not cheaper than the
>>>>> ones I get at the HEB per juice volume, but still very nice.
>>>>
>>>>BJ's has similar at a decent price, but they are 20 miles each way.
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>>> The BJs lemons here are sold by weight, a 2 1/2 pound bag is $2.79,
>>> how many depends on lemon size but usually 7-9. I've never been
>>> disappointed in quality but occasionally I'll get a bag with very
>>> pitty lemons. BJs here is also about 20 miles each way but my wife is
>>> in that area a couple times a month so she does the BJs shopping, I
>>> think I've only been to BJs twice. The lemons in town cost 2/99¢ but
>>> are not as good as BJs.
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>>Lemons were super cheap when I lived in NY. Not sure why. I could get a
>>giant bag, about the size of a bed pillow for around $3.
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> That was how many years ago... all citrus used to be a lot less
> expensive even five years ago... in the last few years lemon trees
> have been suffering a disease so the supply is lower, therefore prices
> are higher. Plant disease is the primary reason for high priced
> produce of all kinds. Plant diseases are more insidious than human
> diseases... you can't ask a lemon tree where does it hurt... by the
> time plant diseases are noticeable they're already of epic dimension,
> and very often there is no cure. Just like animals go extinct so do
> plants.

True but lemons are so expensive here, I rarely buy them.