Lemon Alternatives
Many plants taste or smell similar to lemons.
- Certain cultivars of basil
- Cymbopogon (Lemongrass)
- Lemon balm, a mint-like herbaceous perennial in the Lamiaceae family
- Two varieties of scented geranium: Pelargonium crispum (lemon geranium) and Pelargonium x melissinum 'Lemon Balm'
- Lemon myrtle, recently, this Australian bush food has become a popular alternative to lemons. The crushed and dried leaves and edible essential oils have a strong, sweet lemon taste, but contain no citric acid. Lemon myrtle is popular in foods that curdle with lemon juice, such as cheesecake and ice cream.
- Lemon thyme
- Lemon verbena
- Limes, another common sour citrus fruit, used similarly to lemons
- Certain cultivars of mint
- Magnolia grandiflora tree flowers
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Famous quotes containing the words lemon and/or alternatives:
“Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops.”
—E.Y. Harburg (1898–1981)
“Clearly, society has a tremendous stake in insisting on a woman’s natural fitness for the career of mother: the alternatives are all too expensive.”
—Ann Oakley (b. 1944)