Ply me with lemons...

I do a bit of public speaking and, for that, I am often rewarded with a special gift. But few gifts could be as rare and special as this collection of Saskatchewan-grown lemons (and one lime) presented to me at the Saskatchewan Food Summit earlier this month.

The lemons were grown by my friend Nair -- carefully bred and selected to produce bush lemons that grow indoors in low-light prairie conditions. Check out the labels -- the one called "Centurion" will be released to the public to mark the centennial of the University of Saskatchewan next year. And a sour time was had by all...