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/ On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:21 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> > *To:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> ; Gurcharan > Singh<[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, January 10, 2011 11:07 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:59811] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Citrus > limon, the lemon > > 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 <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:59797] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Citrus limon, the > lemon > To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 10 January, 2011, 1:57 PM > > Citrus limon, the lemon, the commonest source of lemon juice, the fruit > characteristically pointed at the tip. > > -- > 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/ > > >
