Fruits & Vegetables Week: Citrus limon, the lemon

[Gurcharan Singh]

 Citrus limon, the lemon, the commonest source of lemon juice, the fruit characteristically pointed at the tip.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Madhuri Pejaver]

This in Marathi is called Idlimbu???? Just recently when  had been to Sibsagar Assam, I saw that almost all houses had a tree of ths plant along with Aamla. In their daily meals they take a large piece of this lemon either cut round or elongated. They eat it just like that or with salt. I know that it is a good source of Vit C, but eating such a big piece of lemon raw by everybody, without exception was new to me. Why so much vit C is consumed? How come every house has there qwn trees of lemon and Aamala? Can somebody from Asssam on the group explai? They also presented around a dozen of these lemons to each of us. I could make two bottles of pickeles of it. Thanks for sharing Madhuri  --- On Mon, 10/1/11, Gurcharan Singh <sing...@gmail.com> wrote:

[nabha meghani]

Madhuri ji,

your first sentence reminded me of a small vers i learnt in my childhood:

इटी इडलिंबु इरले लिहाया
लागे इ शिकाया बाळूराया

 

Regards

Nalini

[Gurcharan Singh]

In California also I found one big slice of lemon being served with most dishes and often fixed on the top a glass of lemonade or juice, or a bowl of salad. Matter of in plenty and use.

 

--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[mani nair]

Even though it is acidic in nature, it is good for acidity and the body absorbs the vitamins better from the food, if it is mixed with the lemon juice.

Regards,

Mani.

[tanay bose]

Nice collection  of Limes from you

thanks for sharing

Tanay

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