It wouldn't let me post the pic in the original post, but here it is. It smells so good, I might have to use some of it for other recipes.

I saw a lot of that in the farmers' market last week-end, and so this must be the season for it. I didn't buy any, however, as I already have too much fruit.

I will have to start watching for it here. I too like to make my own citron.

kadefol, I've never seen it here, now I'll have to watch for it. I don't like the "candied fruit" that I get at the store at all, and I've made candied citrus peel, so this would be made by a similar process?

Annie

Annie, I imagine it would as Buddha’s Hand is a citrus fruit shaped like a giant lemon with fingers :-D

First time I've seen these for sale here and they sure look appropriate for Halloween month. :) I picked the least creepy looking one only because it looked the ripest.

Annie, the process seems to be similar, except you cut the hand into small cubes and simmer the cubes in water for at least 30 mins before the candy-ing, to leach out any bitterness. I am definitely not going to skip that step because I've read accounts of the cubes being inedible due to bitterness.

I always think they look like Cthulhu. :) A relative has them in the garden. I can't imagine paying for them, but in a citrus deprived world I imagine it's a great find! They run bitter, so candying is a good use for them.

Never seen one of those!

Plllog, LOL!!!! Right out of the Cthulhu mythos!!!! Lovecraft would be proud of the reference!

Not to be confused with chayote squash, which is also known as Buddha's Hand in Asian stores.

I grow chayote in my garden. Interesting vegetable.

dcarch

I finally candied the Buddha's Hand, well worth it. It tastes much superior to candied fruit mix citron. I did simmer it in water for about 30 mins prior to candying, which was a good thing because the cooking water was really bitter.

The fruit to the right of the Buddha's Hand is plain citron. Wish I could find those here, they'd be easier to cube than having to pull all those fingers off. :)

Ah ok, yes, now that you say it I’m sure it said citron not citrus. And with that, I’ve just learned something new. I’ve probably never given it much thought, but always associated the word citron as meaning lemon. Probably a mixture of the flavor being similar, plus the similarity to the German for lemon, Zitrone. Although I’m assuming they have a way of differentiating the two fruit, cross-referencing google translate shows them both called Zitrone.

In Germany, the fruit citron is called Zedrat-Zitrone or Zitronatzitrone, and the candied fruit, zitronat. Zitronat can also be candied lemon peel from a regular lemon, but when you buy it in the store or you see it in baked goods, it's usually citrus medica.

And now I’ve gotten a lesson in not only the fruit, but how to discuss it in German. Thank you!

p.s. ever since the first time I saw your user name I’ve not been able to read it as anything but Kartoffel

You're welcome. I'll keep Kartoffel in mind when I next need a user name. :)