MyEsrog.com - The characteristics and uses of etrog fruit.

1. The characteristics and uses of Etrog fruit
Etrog is actually the fruit on Citron trees cultivated mainly in Israel. It has
a thick peel which is faintly ribbed and yellow in color. It resembles a lot to
lemon in appearance, taste, color and scent. The fruit has great role in one
of the greatest Jewish rituals, the Sukkot.
This fruit is one among the four species which are used during a waving
custom at the time of Sukkot. Etrog along with Lulav, hadas and aravah are
held while doing the Hoshana and Hallel prayers. The fruit is really light
weight when its size is considered; a same sized lemon would have weighed
much more. This is because of the rind nature of fruit with too little juice
or pulp. A typical fruit has highly dense, huge core which is too rare for
citrus fruits. Though the pulp area is formed as segments, it cannot be
separated easily. In earlier days, the fruit was used in treating abdominal
ailments, respiratory troubles and seasickness. Nowadays these fruits are
used in making baked goods, candies and jam.
The main use of these fruits however is for the ritual purposes as mentioned
earlier. As per the customs, the fruit used in the rituals must abide to some
quality norms or else they are considered unfit for usage. It is commonly

2. seen that people fall for the offers by unauthorized suppliers who sell the
products which lack the needed quality. They offer the Etrog fruits at
amazingly lower rates but when they are examined carefully, it is usually
revealed that the fruits you purchased are not eligible for doing rituals.
Certain things must be checked about the fruit before purchasing it if you
are purchasing it directly from the vendor. The first thing to be assured
about your product is that there should be some genuine guarantee that the
fruit is pure one and not a hybrid variety. It should be in perfect shape and
no part should be missed. The stem should be intact, skin unbroken and
Pitom undamaged. You can use the fruit which are elongated and not
entirely round. It is a kosher fruit if the pitam is shed in course of growing
phase. But if the pitam breaks of on the holiday, the fruit is regarded as
damaged and with it rituals can’t be performed. But unfortunately it is
many times not an easy task for you to identify the fruit meeting the
required standard norms.
There are lots of websites from which you can order genuine products. The
special team concerned with the online sellers monitors the entire things
from growing up of the fruits to its delivery thus assuring youonly the best
products.
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969-3776
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