Why Lemons Are So Expensive This Summer — Food News

Ring the alarm! There is a lemon shortage in the United States — just in time for peak lemonade season (of course). While this timing is devastating on so many levels, I am primarily upset because I just learned this ingenious stand mixer lemon-juicing hack. Looks like I'll have to stock up on Country Time mix instead.

If you are unwilling to trade in a bag of lemons for a carton of sugar, fructose, citric acid, and yellow 5 lake, be ready to shell out the big bucks for the real deal.

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