LEMONS


History of Lemons

The exact origin of the lemon has remained a mystery, though it is known that lemons are grown in both India and China. Lemons were first grown in Mediterranean bushes and coined lemon bushes, but they have evolved and now modern day lemons grow on trees.Lemons were used in the far east as an antidote for various poisons.The lemon was then introduced to Iraq and Egypt AROUND 700 A.D. The drink known to us now is Lemonade witch originated from Medival Egypt.The lemon was first recorded in literatures to a tenth century Arabic treatise on farming and was used as an ornamental plant in early Islamic gardens.

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