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(29,047 posts)Just kidding, I love limes.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I am sure they will have a day to celebrate them as well.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)I love limes too.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)They were so sweet and juicy!
Yippie!!!!
In_The_Wind
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Looks like a fun friend!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)We took over 200 photos of her last night.
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Either she loves the camera of the photographer.
Sanity Claws
(21,847 posts)sigmasix
(794 posts)great album but does it deserve it's own day?
Paulie
(8,462 posts)a kennedy
(29,655 posts)The Meyer Lemon: More Than A Pretty Face...
For more than a century, the Meyer lemon was known mostly for its looks. In its native China, it was primarily a decorative houseplant.
A cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange, the Meyer lemon has smooth golden skin the color of a fresh egg yolk. It also has a thin edible rind, a high volume of juice and none of the tartness of a regular lemon yet its potential in the kitchen went unnoticed.
Today, the Meyer lemon is a darling of farmers markets and beloved by chefs and home cooks. Its aromatic, slightly sweet quality brightens desserts, sauces, salads and roasts. In fact, Meyers may be substituted for regular lemons whenever you want a burst of lemon flavor without the acidic bite. Though it took a long time for the Meyer lemon to make its way into the culinary limelight, it was worth the wait.
The Meyer lemon might still be decorating homes today if it weren't for one man. In the early 1900s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent Frank N. Meyer, an agricultural explorer (yes, that was his actual job title) on several trips to Asia with the mission of collecting new plant species. Among more than 2,500 plants that he introduced to the U.S., the Meyer lemon was named in his honor. Sadly, Meyer would never live to see the success of his namesake. He died on an expedition near Shanghai in 1918.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100778147