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/55Vikings 19h ago

Zest the lemons for limoncello. Juice them for lemonade

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u/portabuddy2 19h ago

Add the juice and honey to the maserated lemon alcohol and your have polish Cytrynówka is a popular Polish lemon liqueur made with vodka or high-proof spirit, fresh lemon zest, and honey.

I've made both. Italian and polish.

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u/carloscitystudios 18h ago

Makes perfect sense to my American mind, seeing as how Poland is a tropical lemon growing nation

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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/Troutalope1 16h ago

Boxes of oranges from FL and Vidalia onions from GA were also Xmas gifts from family when I was growing up in the Midwest.

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u/Sunstorm84 15h ago

Merry Christmas!

I got you some onions.

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u/Willsagain2 11h ago

To wear on your belt. It's very fashionable.

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u/Sunstorm84 10h ago

The design is very human