/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Woah
Why haven't we bred sweet lemons yet? Is it possible? Do they already exist somewhere?

Fun fact: Sailors and Pirates used to suffer Scurvy and found out later that a simple lemon or lime in their diets while at sea prevented it. Vitamin C wasn't something they knew about back then.

>>13937556
>otherwise

>>13937586
i know a person with scurvy

>>13937567
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_lemon

>>13937597
Gross. Give them some orange juice. That works too.

>>13937611
i dont know how that is going to fix her fucked up gums
i think she got surgery tho already

>>13937586
go back to rebblit, you fucking faggot

>>13937567
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_(fruit)

>>13937556
If you add thin slices to water you get lemon water for a whole day and at the end of the day the lemon will have diluted in acidity enough to eat. Very good.

>>13937628
no

>>13937623
ok edgelord

>>13937567
yee, my neighbour has a tree that grows them. They're big with really thick skin, They're not totally un acidic, but no where near a normal lemon,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonade_fruit

>>13937773
Now we're talking
This sounds amazing

>>13937623
upvoted

>>13937773
>The fruit has a similar appearance to limes, but yellows as it ripens. The fruit is segmented, and can be eaten readily; its low-acid content gives it a sweet taste similar to the orange, but with a flavour not unlike a mild lemon.

Oh shit son, need one of these

>>13937782
more like same-fagged

>>13937773
can you just eat them or are they still too strong?

>>13937556
The weak should fear the strong flavors.

>The smell of a freshly cut lemon

Look up miracle berries they make lemons edible and they do taste delicious

>>13937556
Try grapefruit or tangerines then, genius.

>not eating lemons raw without wincing

it's okay to be gay in 2020 anon

>>13937829
nice isn't it? almost made a thread about this the other day.

>>13937556
m8 they're a great snack BECAUSE they're so acidic, stop being a bitch nigger.

Honey anime slices are a way of turning lemons into a snack. I’ve never tried it but I’ve heard others say its pretty tasty

>>13937556

>>13938422
>>13937556
Pussies. You need to develop a tolerance to the citric acid. I can down an entire lemon in 10 seconds because I’ve been eating lemon slices most of my life. So fucking good, but the first time you try it’s gonna sting. But as you eat more your taste buds become more exquisite and you can appreciate whole lemons.

>>13937586
>Fun fact: Sailors and Pirates used to suffer Scurvy and found out later that a simple lemon or lime in their diets while at sea prevented it.
And, origin of the term "limey" was born.

>>13937567
>Why haven't we bred sweet lemons yet? Is it possible? Do they already exist somewhere?
Meyer lemons are moderately sweet when ripe, but they're used for their tartness.
I grow some calamondins on the tree in my yard, and they as sour as key limes, however, the peelable, tangerine-line peel, has no white pith, just the good orange part, and rather than bitterness, they're ridiculously sweet. You can chew the peel and detect sugary goodness, and when eaten together, there's a balance that needs little sugar.
I use calamondins for key lime pie, lemon bars and cakes, lime-ade, and for marinating seafood. They will grow in every climate in the houses in a potted plant, if you wish to try them! They're ornamental and appear to be a bonsai tangerine tree when in the pot.

>>13938441
>I can down an entire lemon in 10 seconds because I’ve been eating lemon slices most of my life.
Say goodbye to your enamel.

>>13939295
your home sounds lovely
a backyard full of fruit and a kitchen ful of smell of pie
i wish to live like that someday

sometimes when i need a burst of energy, I'll eat a key lime with the skin on it. (i wash it as best i can)

I reckon I could eat a whole lemon skin and all no problem
if post ends in 69
i'll do it

>>13938436
aight.

>>13937556
Plants have natural defense systems, whether it's their molecular composition, a mating tactic, or just a natural process that all serve a fight or flight response, and since plants can't necessarily take flight, they fight.