On Wed 29 Mar 2006 01:31:15a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it dee?

>
> 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
>
> ..does look like lemon.. another pic:
> http://www.foodsubs.com/Fruitcit.html

Although citron in its raw state is quite yellow, when it is candied it has
a distinct translucent slightly greenish color.

http://tinyurl.com/en7v9

I usually see it for sale in most supermarkets around the holidays, and
it's most often sold diced, about 1/4-3/8". If it's not fresh, it gets
quite hard. I think that's the characteristic that puts people off citron
if they've never had it freshly processed.

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Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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