# Green lemons?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lemons/509740>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 11, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lemons/509740 "2009-09-11T21:47:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lemons/509740/1 "2009-09-11T21:47:58Z")

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My four-year-old has picked 22 of the not-yet-ripe lemons off of my lemon tree.

Damn.

Anyway so they don’t go to waste, can anyone think of something to do with them? Can I candy them somehow? Make green-lemon pie? I googled but nothing came up that seemed relevant.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lemons/509740/2 "2009-09-12T00:06:49Z")

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Do citrus fruits not continue to ripen slightly off the tree? You could always put a few in a paper bag with a ripe banana and see if the lemons get a little riper.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-lemons/509740/3 "2009-09-12T01:04:58Z")

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