"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
> _____________________

And thanks for this link -- I see they have pictured a citron of the
Buddah's hand variety, vs. Bugialli's pictured one he was making glacee out
of, which was not Buddah's hand. I'm going to keep this link and perhaps
order from there sometime. I keep hoping I'll see one at the Asian market,
too at some time. Now I think I'll be able to recognize one -- but I'd
probably have a hard time dealing with its preparation.
Dee Dee