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Citron
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 |
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