W h at is a Lemon A lemon is the fruit of a lemon tree Lemons have a strong smell and a strong taste Lemons are used to flavor food such as lemon sorbet and lemon meringue pie and the juice is often squeezed over fish and into salad dressings Lemons have a clean fresh smell They are used to scent soaps shampoos dish soap and other household products 6 Lemon juice is used to flavor the fish and the cake and it makes the dish soap smell fresh Lemon trees Lemons oranges grapefruit and limes are different kinds of citrus fruits Citrus trees grow between 16 50 feet 5 15 m tall and have sharp spines along their twigs They are evergreens and grow best in hot places They flower in spring and the fruit grows and ripens during summer and autumn The fruit from the previous year may still be on the tree when the flowers open
E x a mine a Lem o n You will need A lemon A knife A plate or cutting board A teaspoon Rind 1 Flesh Cut a lemon in half Look for the outer rind and the white pith The pips are the seeds Look for them inside the juicy flesh Pith 2 Smell the rind and the flesh Which smells stronger Seed 3 Put some of the flesh onto a clean teaspoon and taste it Is it sweet salty sour or bitter 7
