Sicilia - Lemon & Lime Juice

Dresden native Gustav Paul Hildebrandt was an ambitious engineer with a passion for designing and building machines. From 1935 onwards, he and his wife Dorothea also ran a well-known delicatessen in Dresden called “Aufs Brot.” One day, when a customer asked for a small amount of lemon juice, Gustav Paul Hildebrandt began filling it in small bottles. At the time, it was standard practice to sell fresh lemon juice in one-liter bottles, as smaller amounts geared towards households were not yet available. This was the genesis of a simple yet highly successful idea: selling lemon juice in small 100 ml bottles under the family name to lovers of fine cuisine.