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What to do with lemons
David Hare-Scott wrote:
songbird wrote: .... candied lemon peels are great for cooking. I had forgotten candying, I will try that for some. if it is dry enough i'm not sure if they can be simply sliced and then dried, but i have used dried lemon peels for cooking too in the past. more lemon cordial (how did you make this? there must be hundreds of versions). consider doing variants for cooking sauces later (garlic, ginger, onion, spiced). Wash and dry lemons. Zest them - only the yellow part. Juice them, boil juice and zest 15 minutes then add as much white sugar as juice, dissolve and bottle. It will keep indefinitely. To use add one finger in a tall glass and fill with soda water, stir. Very yummy instant lemonade. sounds great. we'd love anything lemon here. Ma makes a lemon cake that others always request. songbird |
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What to do with lemons
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"David Hare-Scott" wrote: I have a surplus of lemons. I have made lemon cordial, Moroccan preserved lemons, lemon marmalade and I have a year's supply frozen lemon juice or more. There are still 4 milk crates of them left. If refrigerated I might use half a crate over the next few months before they go rotten. There is no market for them and there are insufficient takers to give them all away. Any constructive suggestions? David sell or give them away at a farmers market? |
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What to do with lemons
Lemoncello, it's an Italian drink.
Use a very sharp paring knife to cut -just- the zest, no white, from 15 lemons. Place in non-reactive bowl. Pour over the peels one 750 ml bottle of 190 proof (95 percent pure) Everclear. Most large liquor stores in the US carry it, you just have to look. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 5 days. Strain out peels and bits that have fallen off. Boil 2 cups water and 2 cups sugar. Cool. Mix both and bottle. Place in refrigerator to chill well. Sip without ice. Makes 1 and 2/3 bottles 110 proof Lemoncello. Shorti Serve "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... I have a surplus of lemons. I have made lemon cordial, Moroccan preserved lemons, lemon marmalade and I have a year's supply frozen lemon juice or more. There are still 4 milk crates of them left. If refrigerated I might use half a crate over the next few months before they go rotten. There is no market for them and there are insufficient takers to give them all away. Any constructive suggestions? David |
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What to do with lemons
Shorti wrote:
Lemoncello, it's an Italian drink. Use a very sharp paring knife to cut -just- the zest, no white, from 15 lemons. Place in non-reactive bowl. Pour over the peels one 750 ml bottle of 190 proof (95 percent pure) Everclear. Most large liquor stores in the US carry it, you just have to look. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 5 days. Strain out peels and bits that have fallen off. Boil 2 cups water and 2 cups sugar. Cool. Mix both and bottle. Place in refrigerator to chill well. Sip without ice. Makes 1 and 2/3 bottles 110 proof Lemoncello. Shorti Sounds wonderful. Except I have about 60kgs of lemons and I can't afford that much alki (either to buy or to drink). David |
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What to do with lemons
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
I have about 60kgs of lemons Ya bloody skite! I have 2 pinkie nail sized lemons on my tree and last season I got maybe 10 tiny lemons. They tasted good but not the glut I've always wanted...... |
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What to do with lemons
Farm1 wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message I have about 60kgs of lemons Ya bloody skite! I have 2 pinkie nail sized lemons on my tree and last season I got maybe 10 tiny lemons. They tasted good but not the glut I've always wanted...... That's after I bottled, pickled and juiced the same amount. The la Nina summer and plenty of chook does the job. D |
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What to do with lemons
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
... Farm1 wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message I have about 60kgs of lemons Ya bloody skite! I have 2 pinkie nail sized lemons on my tree and last season I got maybe 10 tiny lemons. They tasted good but not the glut I've always wanted...... That's after I bottled, pickled and juiced the same amount. The la Nina summer and plenty of chook does the job. Ah! That's the secret! I'd better warn my lemon that force feeding is on the way. |
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What to do with lemons
Farm1 wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Farm1 wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message I have about 60kgs of lemons Ya bloody skite! I have 2 pinkie nail sized lemons on my tree and last season I got maybe 10 tiny lemons. They tasted good but not the glut I've always wanted...... That's after I bottled, pickled and juiced the same amount. The la Nina summer and plenty of chook does the job. Ah! That's the secret! I'd better warn my lemon that force feeding is on the way. Don't overdo it especially if the stuff is fresh but they are heavy feeders. I will give a dose in the next couple of weeks as soon as they show signs of growth and then again mid summer. D |
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What to do with lemons
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
... Farm1 wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Farm1 wrote: "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message I have about 60kgs of lemons Ya bloody skite! I have 2 pinkie nail sized lemons on my tree and last season I got maybe 10 tiny lemons. They tasted good but not the glut I've always wanted...... That's after I bottled, pickled and juiced the same amount. The la Nina summer and plenty of chook does the job. Ah! That's the secret! I'd better warn my lemon that force feeding is on the way. Don't overdo it especially if the stuff is fresh but they are heavy feeders. :-)) Now David, you know that I am a long time and experienced pure poo user. I've never yet killed anything from overfeeding. Undercaring then yes, I will admit to that cause of death. I will give a dose in the next couple of weeks as soon as they show signs of growth and then again mid summer. Yes, there is no sign of any active growth starting on my lemon yet. My roses, yes, but not the lemon. |
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you can never have too much lemonade!
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