A History of Agriculture in India v2.c69.s1.43

v2.c69.s1.43

The citron (H, turunj; C. medica) is another of the fruits resembling the orange. Bajauris and Swadis call it bālang and hence give the name bālang marabbā to its maramlade (marabbā) confiture. In Hindustan people call the turunj bajauri. There are two kinds of turunj: one is sweet, flavourless and nauseating, of no use for eating but with peel that may be good for marmalade; it has the same sickening sweetness as the Lamghanat; the other, that of Hindustan and Bajaur, is acid, quite deliciously acid, and makes excellent sherbet, well-flavoured, and wholesome drinking. Its size may be that of the Khusrawi melon; it has a thick skin, wrinkled and uneven, with one end thinner and beaked. It is of a deeper yellow than the orange. Its tree has no trunk, is rather low, grows in bushes, and has a larger leaf than the orange.