Lemon pig

Early lemon pigs appear to have been made as amusements, but from the 1970s onwards they have become associated with good luck and the New Year in the cultures of English-speaking countries.

A handy manual of etiquette and parlor games written by George Henry describes the creation of a pig from a lemon among a list of other 'tricks' that may be performed at a dinnertable, alongside such other tricks as a tortoise made from a muscatel raisin.

[4] In 1902, Good Housekeeping magazine described the creation of lemon pigs as a novel way of serving a fruit cocktail or iced juice.

Retro food author Anna Pallai wrote about lemon pigs in a tweet from her account 70s Dinner Party in 2017, and this may have caused a modern resurgence in their popularity.

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, in Georgia, United States, had a lemon pig on display that had been sent to the 19th President of the U.S. Rutherford B. Hayes while in office.