People pay upwards of 250 dollars or more for a lemon every year in the fall and it is chalked up to hiddur mitzvah.
The overwhelming majority don’t pay anywhere near $250 for a “lemon” But must pay that for their families “flour and water”
women don’t reequire a “lemon” but must partake of “flour and water”. One can use a matana al m’nas l’hachzir with a “lemon” but can’t do that w/ “flour and water”