On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:15:08 -0500, "Dee Randall"
> wrote:

>Here is a picture of a citron from googling images for citron.
>http://www.tunedal.com/images/citron.jpg
>
>It looks quite similar to a lemon AFAIC.
>***
>
>On p. 66 of Bugialli's book "Classic Techniques" two male hands are shown
>slicing up "a whole glaceed citron." Looks like something pretty big and it
>says,
>"Citron resembles a large lemon but is a different fruit in that it is
>larger, shaped like a quince, and has a rough thick skin. It is very
>popular in the Mediterranean and it's mostly used there and elsewhere for
>making glaceed fruit."
>
>Here is another link that has two pictures, both quite different
>http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/citron.html
>
>Has anyone seen citron in any markets (here in the U.S.)?
>Thanks,
>Dee

I think I saw it at Central Market in Plano, TX last year. Also, I'm
told that the cabdied citron sold at holidays for pastries is indeed
citron.
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modom