PONDEROSA LEMON - Trying a GIANT Lemon Hybrid (& Candied Lemon Peel Recipe!)

PONDEROSA LEMON - Trying a GIANT Lemon Hybrid (& Candied Lemon Peel Recipe!) - Weird Fruit Explorer

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3 жыл бұрын

Ep 543: Ponderosa Lemon
Binomial Name: Citrus x pyriformis
Location: Grown in South Carolina, Filmed in Louisiana USA
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@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Who likes eating raw lemons?

@DillonTrinhProductions 3 жыл бұрын

@carlospiedra308 3 жыл бұрын

i do

@subredditsandorigami7274 3 жыл бұрын

I do

@acewoodland2217 3 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who eats lemons, so anytime we disagree I say "of course you'd say that, you eat lemons"

@roneven3420 3 жыл бұрын

Sour isn't for me, Lol. It would be, with miracle fruits! 😂

@Andrew_Erickson 3 жыл бұрын

You vs. the guy she told you not to worry about

@michaelsweat7895 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'd say so

@moldiworp9143 3 жыл бұрын

But she told me my lemon was the sourest.

@AJTHEGHOST11 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Windja69 3 жыл бұрын

U mean the reverse

@LedjoSolbjor 3 жыл бұрын

@kimbenoit1976 3 жыл бұрын

They are soooo good for pies and lemonade! They grow fairly true from seed--or at least its still some sort of giant sour lemon-like thing.

@waltergolston6187 3 жыл бұрын

here in old Florida, there is a lemon the size of a volleyball and is called a plantation lemon and one fruit would make one pitcher of lemonade. the fruit has a lemon flavor but sweeter.

@fwemp 3 жыл бұрын

I looked it up, but all I got were regular lemons; are you sure they're actually called that?

@waltergolston6187 3 жыл бұрын

@@fwemp yes and the last time I saw one was off the St John River . The house it was by was one built in the 1880's

@tt55k 3 жыл бұрын

I think I have had that kind of lemon in AZ .

@minhthai4915 3 жыл бұрын

Also tried to find info and found nothing :/

@jared5811 3 жыл бұрын

You have the attention of the group.

@anne-droid7739 3 жыл бұрын

I am oddly relieved to see the lemon rate a lemon on the water-to-lemon scale. We live in an unpredictable world.

@wasteking6438 2 жыл бұрын

same

@Erics_Youtube_Handle 3 жыл бұрын

I knew it had something to do with pomelo as soon as I saw the size. It's like citrus gigantism.. What a beast of a fruit.

@Verlisify 3 жыл бұрын

dude just ate straight up lemon rind to compare it to B I G lemon rind

@wasabisniffles 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh lemon rinds aren't so bad. In fact, my mom chops them into salads and so.etimes we just eat them when we have lemon wedges with our food. Might just be a Bengali thing tho

@Bubu567 3 жыл бұрын

@@wasabisniffles A little zest is fine, but you don't want to eat only zest.

@putinsmuglyanki6603 3 жыл бұрын

braindead comment

@cygardner5252 3 жыл бұрын

shut up

@theoboehm1064 3 жыл бұрын

ew why are you here

@morningstar8187 3 жыл бұрын

I like to pour some of the lemon syrup into my morning vodka.

@let_uslunch8884 3 жыл бұрын

the Folgers in your cup

@lisaharms9387 3 жыл бұрын

I want some!

@lisaharms9387 3 жыл бұрын

I want a drink too

@KonaSquid 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the little mario joke x3

@sdfkjgh 3 жыл бұрын

2:05 Every time he says pith, I can't help but think of this one stupid joke: One morning, the god Thor woke up from a truly epic orgy. Wandering the halls of Valhalla, he saw a handmaiden he'd never seen before. Thinking she was either a challenger or another conquest, he bellowed in his normal boisterous manner, "I'm Thor!" Her reply? _"You're_ Thor? I'm tho thor, I can hardly pith!"

@sdfkjgh 3 жыл бұрын

Take a drink every time he says pith, then hafta go pith 3/8th of the way through, or suffer bladder problems.

@soldierinsane2689 3 жыл бұрын

I love how much fun you have with these intros

@jamescanjuggle 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I got swindled into buying one of these on a weird island in Italy that was obsessed with lemons. And by swindled I mean I impulse bought the big lemon because it was huuuge

@Betty-qd8st 3 жыл бұрын

Those are famous lemons

@let_uslunch8884 3 жыл бұрын

Amalfi?

@benny_lemon5123 3 жыл бұрын

So basically: Congratulations- you played yourself lol

@Kikilang60 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Everyone I know who grows lemons, from seeds, tell me, they are nothing like lemons. They grow large, sweet, and tastey. I guess I'll never know.

@Betty-qd8st 3 жыл бұрын

Years ago I went to a place in Pennsylvania called Otts nursery. They had the whole trees , with fruit n all. Yes I got one, it was good.

@nicholasneyhart396 3 жыл бұрын

How in hell are we supposed to grow tropical fruit here? It is too cold for citrus to grow.

@ori1721 3 жыл бұрын

I have a tree of these in my backyard, they're great. I used to eat them with the peel on like an apple, but that would cause stomach aches so I stopped.

@MimicTheBox 3 жыл бұрын

I got this lemon lime hybrid bush in my backyard it was there when we moved in and it grows lemons and limes depending on the season

@ori1721 3 жыл бұрын

@@MimicTheBox Huh, that's cool, never knew that was a thing.

@MimicTheBox 3 жыл бұрын

@@ori1721 pretty sure it’s just two bushes that grew together but I’ve never heard about a lemon bush

@Twentynyne 3 жыл бұрын

4:10 puberty retracted

@JTMusicbox 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Super Mario Bros reference!!! Anyone other than you, I’d have been convinced the thumbnail was clickbait.

@WellWoopdidoo 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try to get ahold of one of these, I make candied peel every year before Christmas. Great to have around for cakes and biscuits, and really nice dipped in dark chocolate. If you make a lot or make it often it helps to have a candy thermometer.

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Candied orange rind dipped in chocolate is so good.

@mushedrooms33333 3 жыл бұрын

love the intro, also i would love to make lemonade with these!

@Jeremiah8rown 3 жыл бұрын

Just realized I have a couple Ponderosa Lemon trees. Thought they were Kafir lime!

@SpaceCase100 3 жыл бұрын

Your editing is getting better!

@sproutingresilience4787 3 жыл бұрын

This got m interested in looking t how many citrus speceis are classified taxonomical ITIS shows 219, i wonder how many are eaten

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

I would imagine that there are even more than that. Citruses hybridize so easily! here's a compilation I made of all the citruses I've had.. since then there have been many more. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJdxe5RyxM_ZpGQ.html

@sproutingresilience4787 3 жыл бұрын

@@WeirdExplorer very cool thanks!

@flake-guy 3 жыл бұрын

Short story long: the little lemon got frustrated, went to the gym and got on steroids.

@benny_lemon5123 3 жыл бұрын

Post-puberty glow up

@scottreece8678 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize what you were doing with the mushroom at first. As soon as I heard the music, I knew it instantly. Lol

@lanceloeffler2160 3 жыл бұрын

I ate these as a kid, whole thing at one sitting. My Grandfather would bring them back from Texas every spring.

@cgpaintball899 3 жыл бұрын

these videos are underrated for how good they are

@Zsy6 3 жыл бұрын

Would probably taste great with miracle berry!

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

for sure!

@L3WDxNUTZ 3 жыл бұрын

I recently found these and used them to make something call olio sacrum. It was fantastic like a strong lemon syrup.

@andrewblack7852 3 жыл бұрын

I commercially farmed ponderosa for a couple of decades. They are wonderful. Very lemony. We are at the end of season right now. I’m making jars of Moroccan style salt lemons this week. Eat a whole lemon every day for health!!!

@PhngluiMglwnafh 3 жыл бұрын

My, lemon, you've enhanced yourself

@aixmcduck9321 3 жыл бұрын

That opening was fabulous 😄!

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😁

@MsFishingdog 2 жыл бұрын

Great review. thank you.

@zlaynie 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for your time and hard work

@macktaylor8553 3 жыл бұрын

Love your channel man very educational and interesting

@capnstewy55 3 жыл бұрын

I LOved the citrus candy wedges of my youth. If I ever have a fruit like this I will definitely make this recipe.

@LadyAster 3 жыл бұрын

this was an amazing episode! loved it :)

@Mikemk_ 3 жыл бұрын

When I grew up, my grandma & great grandpa had giant lemon trees. The ones they sell in the store are so tiny and seem fake. They weren't these though, they had normal lemon skins and taste, they were just really big.

@mogyui2902 3 жыл бұрын

@4:06 when youre explaining the taste.. this face is what gets my sub :) I love random youtube algorithm videos. (I am in my 2nd year trying to grow container citrus in DFW texas)

@marykandis959 3 жыл бұрын

We have a ponderosa lemon tree in our greenhouse! We've had it for years and it is the mainstay of cooking in our house with citrus. Makes the best roast chicken and Greek potatoes... will say though our tree doesn't have near that much pith. Does have a ton of seeds though!

@williamgreaney6720 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't seen you in a while, good to see you!!

@mimiteas 3 жыл бұрын

I love eating the pith of an orange peel. I wonder how much would I like that thick pith, it looks yummy. 😊

@willywonka3050 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big fan of raw pith, but "dry pickled" citrus pith from Asian markets is delicious. It retains a very strong fragrance while also being mildly sweet and quite tart - almost no bitterness, probably due to the bitter compounds being neutralized during the dry brining/pickling.

@Giratina493 3 жыл бұрын

omg finally a fruit that I'm experienced with! My family had a tree of these in our backyard when I was growing up!

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

@Zsy6 3 жыл бұрын

They have a nice old ponderosa lemon tree at Logee's in Danielson CT.

@chrisvelasco236 3 жыл бұрын

I've tried one one of these and never new the new till now so thank you and I swear it was the size of a 2 liter soda bottle.

@Hortifox_the_gardener 3 жыл бұрын

A friend from Algeria (who was born in Germany) used to send me candied lemon peel. She grew the trees in her garden near Algiers. Some pure, some with dark chocolate. Those always were the most precious delicious treats ever. So much better compared to what you can buy. She also candied melon (watermelon and cantaloupe). It sounds wrong first but it is amazing actually. And her dates from her date garden in the desert were something else too. No plain old Deglet Nour but some local cultivars. I miss her. She got into problems for being atheist and democracy support 😢

@dwarf17342 3 жыл бұрын

I've got one of these growing in my back yard, the tree was mislabeled as a normal lemon, but it took years after it reached maturity to produce any fruit. Nowadays though it is a very productive tree, about half the year from mid spring to mid fall it gets a few new fruits week and with how large they are that's more than we could ever use. It's growing in kinda bad conditions so during summer and fall the fruit is dry without a lot of watering.

@kgoak5765 3 жыл бұрын

Good insight on using syrup, etc to flavor yogurt and ice cream!

@iamgoon7455 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible opening. 10/10 👏

@imTidalius 3 жыл бұрын

that supermarket lemon looks extremely perfect wow

@KonaSquid 3 жыл бұрын

Should try the Limone di Pane. You eat it for the white part with sugar.

@packdemon Жыл бұрын

I have this in my yard. The fruit used to grow almost as big as your head (much bigger than a pomelo). Now it's about as big as the one you have. Interesting that fruit size will change depending on the age of a tree and conditions it lives in.

@StepMochi 3 жыл бұрын

While watching you eat these two fruits I had the same face each time you took the bite and I reacted the same way. Eyes twitching and funny face. I can safely say "I feel you bro".

@grugnotice7746 3 жыл бұрын

My uncle had one of those growing in his front yard years ago. I could never understand how he came to have such large lemons. He was a master of catfish frying, so they came in plenty handy.

@debiesubaugher 3 жыл бұрын

I love ponderosa lemons! I use those to make salted lemon pickles.

@GolosinasArgentinas 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't know these, nice!

@SladeWeston 3 жыл бұрын

We used to have one of these by my house growing up. They'd get a fair bit larger than that too. We used to toss them around like footballs.

@valeriesanchez3074 2 жыл бұрын

My mouth is watering 😋

@Sailorsecretindistress 3 жыл бұрын

Some neighbor near me had them growing in the side or front yard. It had thorns on the tree branches. I thought it was sweet turns out it's sour. It had a big thiff. It was a giant lemon

@arandomperson5185 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool

@splendidcolors Ай бұрын

Meyer lemons are some kind of cross between lemon and orange or tangerine, but they are really tasty. More lemon flavor, less acid, and super fragrant peel that is on the orange side of yellow rather than a neutral yellow or greenish yellow like regular Eureka lemons.

@benny_lemon5123 3 жыл бұрын

That intro was pure gold lol 😆

@ahmadalmasarani523 2 жыл бұрын

i love begginings

@McChimperson Жыл бұрын

Watching you eat very sour fruits always gives me a laugh. I like to suck out the last of the juice when I squeeze a wedge.

@ehoc5248 3 жыл бұрын

i love these videos

@RaspK 3 жыл бұрын

This explains something for me, as I've always been fascinated by these huge lemons! They are not uncommon in Greece; thank you!

@tadcooper9733 3 жыл бұрын

That music in the opening sounded straight outta Bowerstone in Fable.

@BLUYES422 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like a better alternative for lemonade

@Fuzzycuffsqt 3 жыл бұрын

sweet pith? sounds like a good candidate for Bistec de Taronja. deep fried grapefruit pith soaked in chick-un stock is very satisfying but has a bit of a bitter edge, even after blanching

@armadillofairy 3 жыл бұрын

You had me at the mushroom joke, hah.

@djadysiti7371 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's really take you go on in the morning no need the coffee 😅

@mazedude5911 3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@windbringer9890 3 жыл бұрын

my nighber used to grow some i had no clue i just thought that he had big lemons but it makes really good lemonad

@battlecats9965 3 жыл бұрын

lol that intro was funny. your editing is great

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

@jumillacharleyg.5417 3 жыл бұрын

Plusss. The humongous lemon (ponderosa) has a rose-like aroma when freshhh.

@commentsiguess1263 3 жыл бұрын

The Ponderosa lemon looks good for making limoncello.

@alamegachris007 3 жыл бұрын

I got q tree in my old Garden they Produce a Ton of Huge lemons sweet Juice Love them

@mydadfuckingleftnigga245 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it would make a good lemonade

@smakkmakk8118 3 жыл бұрын

EPIC

@orangestar2477 3 жыл бұрын

I think someone I now has a tree with this grafted onto it, the main tree is a pomelo relative. I've gotten normal lemons from it, so the pomelo might've crossed with a normal lemon to make something like this. It doesn't look the same though, it is close to the same size (a little smaller) but maybe 1/4 to 1/8 inch of pith only. Tastes like a lightly sweet lemon.

@RawSauce338 3 жыл бұрын

we've got one of these trees growing back home 😁 in New Jersey of all places

@tay7366 3 жыл бұрын

Memories of Spain !

@jaysmok2893 3 жыл бұрын

I love lemons.and pomelos. I wish I could get one of these.

@blue1771 3 жыл бұрын

i have a ponderosa tree in my backyard its growing idk its weird i guess when they planted it they put some rebar in the middle and put an orange tree with it so they grow together like one tree and every couple years we get a hybrid ponderosa orange thing and the meat inside is very smol its the same amount as a reguler sized lemon and its mostly skin

@xXxVoSxXx 3 жыл бұрын

Sunkist Fruit Gems are still a thing, and I love them. Just in case you thought they were only a 90’s thing. 😁

@stevemonkey6666 3 жыл бұрын

It was funny watching you hold the ponderosa lemon. it looked like you had tiny child's hands 😁

@Sinyao 3 жыл бұрын

If you continually soak the pith and squeeze out the water, replacing the water each time, you can get the bitterness out. It's done to pomelo to cook and eat.

@gamrage 3 жыл бұрын

By the way you describe it. It sounds like it'd be a good to make a lemonade out of.

@renees766 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness! I just planned today to go to the Vietnamese store this weekend to get a pomelo!

@stopthenames 3 жыл бұрын

That's a freekin' Lemonzilla!!!

@naughtyducky6325 3 ай бұрын

I eat lemons like oranges, they taste so good

@SteamingBurito 3 жыл бұрын

You should try both after having a miracle berry

@nevyen149 2 жыл бұрын

My parents had a lemon tree die...but the rootstock sent off suckers which grew into a tree that had fruit that looked an awful lot like this one, but with maybe even a bit thicker pith. Over the years I was told it was a "Lebanese Lemon" and a "Chinese Lemon".

@sdfkjgh 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like there's a _Bonanza_ joke in here somewhere, or at least a reference to the _MAD Magazine_ parody, _Bananas: "From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, this land's called the Pawnderosa, and it all belongs to me!"_

@StuffandThings_ 3 жыл бұрын

Candied citrus rind is SUPER underrated - just make sure you boil and discard the water a few times to get the bitterness down enough. Raw sour citrus is also super great, but I try and stray away from super acidic foods now because it makes my teeth a bit sensitive for awhile after... really unfortunate since raw limes and lemons are delicious.

@WeirdExplorer 3 жыл бұрын

Great point!

@MichaylaLovesJesus83 Жыл бұрын

Were video cameras even in existence yet in 1897, to be able to film a motion picture like this? This video makes me ponder about this. All of this KZfaqr's videos make me ponder about this LOL.

@fogsmog9325 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a picturesque lemon, hahahha its 10 on the sour, thank you for your sacrifice

@JellykaNerevan 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried sprinklijg some baking soda, or maybe brining in baking soda fruits that are very very sour? it can neutralize some of the acidity to maybe help taste the flavour of the fruit

@mackabnormal8375 2 жыл бұрын

amazing lemon :D i want one so bad

@urouroniwa 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to get my hands on something like that. I use lemons to get acidity and pectin for my jams. Better tasting pith would really help a lot. I live in Japan and there are so many weird citrus fruits here, I should really look around...