r/mildlyinfuriating • u/marcus_dobre_lover • 19h ago

I just wanted a hot dog Mom bought 150 lemons.

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She randomly comes back with a butt load of food items once in a while

Any lemon recipe suggestions

\she’s 44, for people asking her age\.

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u/portabuddy2 18h ago

Citrus rarely made it to Poland before like 1800's and when they did it was mostly oranges. And only on Christmas. Any bacia or Gadgi will tell if someone cracks an orange it always reminds them of Christmas.

Lemons where even rarer so when they Arrived you would preserve them as best as you could. Poland is know for their rich honey. Strong spruce, birch and clover honey's are prized.

That mixed with grain alcohol and this strong honey. Then it makes sense. Trying to extend something that is so rare, came so little and passed so quickly.

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u/Negative_Fruit_1800 17h ago

Believe it or not oranges were not the most common citrus in America when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. It was a special treat to get them at Christmas. The church would hand out a bag filled with oranges, nuts and hard candy the Sunday before Christmas after nativity ceremonies.

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u/thedreadedaw 14h ago

What part of America? I bought 10 lb of oranges to feed my kids and we'd pick them off the trees when we went to visit family in California. Plus they've been growing a kabillion oranges if Florida for ages. Didn't you ever see the movie Trading Places or hear Anita Bryant advertising them?

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u/Negative_Fruit_1800 14h ago

Appalachia, rural North Carolina. There was no way we were ever driving to Florida let alone California, the family car was lucky to make it to Church and the grocery store twice a week. I’m more fortunate now, I can buy all the oranges I want.