A full 25 years after planting the seeds from a used etrog, I finally have a crop of nine!! However, according to some online research, it appears we have a genetic mutation. The fruit is small, round, and orange, never having turned the traditional oblong yellow. Regardless, I am thrilled beyond belief because my co
usin, the expert on exotic trees, told me that if I wanted fruit I would have to graft.
Now, J was convinced that I had actually mixed up the citrus trees in the sunroom, and that this was the sour orange. (Another story for another time: The kumquat I purchased turned out to be a sour orange). So, we cut open the ripe citron and took a taste. Pucker up! Even a sour orange isn’t that sour. What we had was definitely a citron.
I had assumed that my “crop” was not big enough to do anything significant. But then friend Cathy corrected me. She said I could definitely make a bottle of limoncello.
So, as soon as the other fruits ripen, I’ll pull out a bottle of vodka and get to work.
Cheers!
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