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[[Pickle]]d lemons are a distinctive component of some [[Morocco|Moroccan]] dishes.<ref>http://www.tagines.com/preserved_lemon.cfm</ref>

[[Pickle]]d lemons are a distinctive component of some [[Morocco|Moroccan]] dishes.<ref>http://www.tagines.com/preserved_lemon.cfm</ref>

Lemons are high in [[Vitamin C]] ([[ascorbic acid]]) and helped to prevent the disease of scurvy in the 18th Century. Oil from the lemon seed and peel have also long been used for medicinal purposes and to relieve some disease symptoms. Lemon oil is also used in some cleaning products and perfumes. <ref> http://www.lemoncella.com/lemon.htm </ref>

Lemons are high in [[Vitamin C]] (ascorbic acid) and helped to prevent the disease of scurvy in the 18th Century. Oil from the lemon seed and peel have also long been used for medicinal purposes and to relieve some disease symptoms. Lemon oil is also used in some cleaning products and perfumes. <ref> http://www.lemoncella.com/lemon.htm </ref>

Lemons have long been grown in [[India]] and [[Egypt]]. They were believed to have been introduced into [[Europe]] near the end of the 12th century, gained popularity in [[Italy]] and [[Spain]], and brought to the Americas in the 1490's by [[Christopher Columbus]]. <ref> http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/lemon.html </ref>

Lemons have long been grown in [[India]] and [[Egypt]]. They were believed to have been introduced into [[Europe]] near the end of the 12th century, gained popularity in [[Italy]] and [[Spain]], and brought to the Americas in the 1490's by [[Christopher Columbus]]. <ref> http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/lemon.html </ref>

[[category:Fruits]]

[[category:Fruits]]