http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:54:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons/comment-page-1#comment-190621 Luigi Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:20:44 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons#comment-190621 Marilen Espiritu (OV's wife) has the same whopping size lemons growing over her garden in Baguio. But they are actually lemons. She makes gallons of lemonade during her holiday season lunch every December 28 and serves them to her guests. Then guests get to take home as much lemons as they can pick. They are not acidic or pomelo tasting as you described the above. Marilen Espiritu (OV’s wife) has the same whopping size lemons growing over her garden in Baguio. But they are actually lemons. She makes gallons of lemonade during her holiday season lunch every December 28 and serves them to her guests. Then guests get to take home as much lemons as they can pick. They are not acidic or pomelo tasting as you described the above.

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons/comment-page-1#comment-189266 ingrid Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:50:21 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons#comment-189266 MM, is this the same as the mirinda fruit? MM, is this the same as the mirinda fruit?

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons/comment-page-1#comment-189159 atbnorge Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:18:56 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons#comment-189159 My father used to take some lemons home when he was working as a ranch manager in Nueva Vizcaya in the late 70's. They were big lemons, maybe half the size of your "find" and very juicy, too. My father used to take some lemons home when he was working as a ranch manager in Nueva Vizcaya in the late 70’s. They were big lemons, maybe half the size of your “find” and very juicy, too.

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons/comment-page-1#comment-189093 Lee Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:22:55 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons#comment-189093 "Alcohol is the cause of, and the answer to all of life's problems." Homer Simpson. Wash your hands with soap and water and give them a final rubdown with alcohol to prevent the spread of the virus and have a nice little shot or three of limoncello at the first sign of the flu. “Alcohol is the cause of, and the answer to all of life’s problems.” Homer Simpson.
Wash your hands with soap and water and give them a final rubdown with alcohol to prevent the spread of the virus and have a nice little shot or three of limoncello at the first sign of the flu.

]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons/comment-page-1#comment-189081 corrine Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:22:09 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/locally-grown-citron-not-sorrento-lemons#comment-189081 MM, how did you candy the citron? The pith looks so thick! Isn't it that you have to remove the pith? The skin looks so thin! MM, how did you candy the citron? The pith looks so thick! Isn’t it that you have to remove the pith? The skin looks so thin!

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