According to the Calypso song: "Lemon tree very pretty
and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to
eat." -- Wait a minute! Lemons are
NOT impossible to eat! In fact lemon on seafood, chicken, & potatoes tastes
like a little bit of Heaven! And lemon meringue pie, mousse & lemon butter
on sweet crepes tastes as though I am already there! On a salad, lemon juice
tastes better than any dressing out there, plus it makes soggy lettuce crisp!
Sure lemons are sour, but just add sweetening and it becomes
extraordinary! I used to make the best lemon bars around. I'd put a layer of
shredded coconut between the crust and the lemon mixture, also I was generous with
the powdered sugar!
Lemonade was the most refreshing beverage on the planet when
I was a child, and if it was pink that made it taste even better.
Anything referred to as "being a lemon" denotes a
negative. I've never understood
this! That term has always made me
salivate. Lemon is a favorite flavor of mine.
To my taste buds, calamondins are sourer. But I used to love
snacking on those when we had a calamondin tree at the previous house. Plus our
neighbors had a tree that grew lemons the size of grapefruit. We were welcome
to help ourselves! I'm a citrus loving
woman! One of the perks of being a Florida girl was having lots of free citrus
around.
Lemons are luscious to me, plus they are healthy! Lemon
water aids in high blood pressure, respiratory problems, diphtheria, asthma,
arthritis, rheumatism, dandruff, throat infections, and they are even said to prevent
kidney stones. Also I've read they purge the blood of toxins, fight aging, and
depression.
Plus lemons are miraculous when it comes to knocking out
migraines! As a former sufferer who spent 3 days of dire pain in bed and could not
even keep water on her stomach without throwing up, I found that at the first
sign of pain to drink strong black tea with industrial strength lemon. That
always reduced the migraine to a temporary mild headache.
Lemons can also be used to soothe poison ivy rash, plus
disinfect minor cuts and stop the bleeding.
Not to mention, the numerous practical uses such as
bleaching delicate fabrics and polishing tarnished brass and chrome. And I've
read that lemons prevent moths and ants. -- However the latter failed to work
for me.
During my teens, I'd squeeze lemon juice into my hair trying to
make it blonder in the summer sun. Of course this caused more
freckles! So after washing I'd apply lemon juice to my skin attempting to fade them.
Later, I discovered that Miss Clairol and avoiding the sun worked better in
both cases.
I still love lemons in my old age. Unfortunately, they've turned
hostile toward me! Thanks to my love of lemons, my acid reflux has returned
with a vengeance! Citrus has become a major trigger. (I've also been forced to
give up orange juice which I love and calamondins are now a distant
memory.) Any health benefits I might
derive from lemons are nixed if my esophagus is destroyed. It's comparable to those
who claim alcoholic beverages are healthy despite the damage to your liver and
skin, not to mention that it makes you fat and impairs judgment. There's other
far better ways to attain good health.
Oh well, I can still use lemons as a cleanser and polish.
(Sigh!)
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