On 10/17/2015 5:34 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
If you have a lemon tree you should not even be considering buying lemon
juice. Even for tea

Last tree died in a freeze a couple of years ago. Its replacement is only
in its second "producing" season. Last year, yield was 60 pounds. I
imagine 100 pounds this year (tree is only about 5 ft tall). Still *much*
less than I consume in the course of a year -- which is how long that juice
would have to last (frozen) after harvest.

The "fresh harvest" will first be applied to baked goods (where the
difference in taste is most remarkable). Any surplus will go into
tea or SWMBO's various "salads". I suspect we *might* get through
June before needing to buy "bottled". But, at that time, the use
will only be for tea.

As I said, my experience in Italy was with fresh, not bottled. My brother used
to send me fresh ripe lemons from his tree so I know what you mean.