Lemons

We stopped at Wegmans the other night and I picked up a bag of lemons for $2.00, I figured it'd be fun finding new stuff to make with them. I've tried lemon cake, lemon bars, and lemon cookies so far. I found this and thought it was interesting:

Excerpt from Lemons by Stephanie Jaworski:

Waverley Root in 'Food' tells of the Roman belief that eating a lemon is the antidote for all poisons. This was reinforced by the story of two criminals who were said to have been thrown to venomous snakes but the one criminal who had eaten a lemon beforehand survived the snake bites. This story doesn't seem that far fetched when you think about the fact that although the existence of Vitamin C in lemons was not discovered until 1928 by a Hungarian Scientist, its medicinal powers have been used for centuries.
Known by the 16th century to be a cure for scurvy, Portuguese sailors would stop and plant lemon and orange seeds on distant shores during their sea voyages. Women have used the lemon for centuries to help relieve colds, sore throats, asthma, rheumatism, upset stomachs, sweeten breath and whiten teeth. It was even used by the ladies of Louis XIV's court to redden their lips.Read more: http://www.joyofbaking.com/Lemons.html#ixzz0PjbFC8PM