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By SANDRA RICHARDSON
Extension Agent, Home Economics
The lemon is probably the most versatile of all the fruits on earth. It is found on grocery lists as frequently as parsley and onions. Despite all of this, we take this versatile fruit for granted.
Most people enjoy the fragrance of lemons and lemon scents. Today lemon scents are very much in vogue for use in furniture polish, dish detergents, room deodorizers and even cosmetics.
Have you ever loosened a rust stain with lemon juice? If so, you know that lemons serve a multitude of purposes.
Ancient Greeks capitalized on the versatility of the lemon. The leaves were used to keep moths away from woolens and also chewed for sweeter breath.
For centuries the ladies have enjoyed using cut lemon as a skin bracer and lemon juice as a hair rinse. Scientists tell us that lemons can restore the skin’s “acid mantle,” a balance often disrupted by some detergents.
The lemon can also be uniquely refreshing. The Mongolians of the 13th century discovered this when they invented lemonade.
In 1747 the British physician, James Lind, proved that lemons could cure scurvy. It was not until the 20th century that scientists realized it was the vitamin C in lemons that cured the scurvy disease.
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