On Wed 29 Mar 2006 07:52:17a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 28.19...
>> 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
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>> 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

I don't know if it's really worth the trouble of candying one's own citron,
orange peel, and lemon peel. I know it certainly isn't worth my time. If
good quality product is available, I would definitely not do it. Having
said that, much of what is carried in the average supermarket during the
pre-holiday season is really awful.

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Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
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