May 5 2008: Lemonade Is Not An Option
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We (collective we, as in my immediate family) have a large lemon tree of prodigious output in our backyard. The past few weeks, it’s been yielding approximately five ripe lemons every day, which is, needless to say, much more than a family of four can consume in one day without walking around with puckered mouths 24/7.
I’ve been drinking endless mugs of hot honey and lemon (teaspoon of honey and slice of lemon in a ceramic mug, add hot water and stir – a perfect preventative cure for sore throats in the Melbourne winter!) but even if it gets to the point where I have to empty my bladder every half an hour, I can’t get through more than one lemon a day. We’ve also been garnishing our meals with lemon zest for that little something extra…but again, there’s only so much lemon zest you can have on your meals.
So, I’d like to ask you, the lovely readers: can you recommend a good recipe with lemons, or other method of getting rid of them rapidly? Preferrably, it’s a method that will use at least ten lemons at a time, and which won’t require hanging about in the kitchen for over an hour. Also preferably, the recipe won’t dirty more than two pans, so I don’t have to wash that many more dishes. Personally tried and tested recipes get extra points!
P.S. Giving them away isn’t really an option because we’re stingy Asians. Who knows when we might need a hundred lemons?!
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Why isn’t lemonade an option?
You can of course always put your brother outside your front door with a stall, he’ll make money the old fashioned way xD
Emsz on May 5 2008 #
Wash your hands with lemons :P It’s very hygienic :P
How about fried chicken with lemon? Like, just squeeze out the juice, marinate the chicken, and put it in flour?
Chien Yee on May 5 2008 #
Not ten lemons, but you could try making lemon meringue pie. Should get rid of a few. :D
Amber on May 5 2008 #
http://www.chelsea.co.nz/ViewMovieRecipe.aspx?id=509
I used to help Mum make this when we had an abundance of lemons. Just multiply the recipe and store the rest, or give it to random people.
There’s also this: http://www.nzww.co.nz/food/story.cfm?storyID=3762780 which you can feel free to send to my farjah. He loves it.
Nellie on May 5 2008 #
if u dont wanna dirty two or more pans then u can squeeze some lemon juice in ur cup noodles.. a friend of mine used to do that.
or u can try to bleach ur hair with them..? that would take up a fair few lemons..
suze on May 5 2008 #
I sympathise. We’re regularly swamped by my grandfather’s preserved lemons every year. We make lemon icecream, lemon granita and (especially) Moroccan preserved lemons, which keep for ages and can be used in stews, as garnish, etc.
Nick on May 6 2008 #
I would just like to point out how funny that blog was~
Either that, or I am very easily amused! LOL >_< (which isn’t a bad thing..)
You could maybe like go to a flea market and sell them? Hey… gets rid of them and you get money…?
Or Chien’s idea of putting your brother outside your house is pretty plausible too! Hahaha. :P
Maggie on May 6 2008 #
deserts, fish, chicken recipes
also, I’ve heard that lemons work wonders for cleaning, so you might try them that way. (I think they can be used as a substitute for bleach – just boil them with the clothing..)
Jennifer on May 6 2008 #
My mom makes a really great cake with lemon filling.
But um… we don’t put actual lemons in it. We put the juice of a lemon and I think the peeled (in very thin slices) crust.
Then um… we use them for fish roe salad… and um…. wah! That’s it. They’re not very cheap here so we don’t have a lot, plus they’re more like medicine for mom, whose stomach can go haywire easily.
Vera on May 6 2008 #
How about lemon cheesecake? Lemon cake? Lemon…biscuits? A lemon tart? Use them for your electricity? :P
Saya on May 6 2008 #
Cheescake! I know it takes a lot of time but it uses quite a number of lemons on the white thing to add an extra kick to it.
You can also try a basic oil and garlic pasta and use about a lemon (juice and zest) per serving, good enough for 4.
Enzo on May 6 2008 #
Oh, I forgot lemon bars and lemon chicken. You can also scrub lemons on your elbows, knees, etc. to make it whiter. :P
Enzo on May 6 2008 #
You can sell them to your neighbors, A man who had a mango tree in my old neighborhood used to sell mangoes to the whole neighborhood. its was awesome and he sold quiet a bit.
Noemi on May 6 2008 #
Umm… I’ve read that fresh lemon juice is good for facial blemishes and just your skin in general. It doesn’t use much, but it’s something.
Josh on May 6 2008 #
you can preserved them…I dunno what you would call it. My family takes whole lemons, salt them and put them in a jar with water. Then we let them sit for years….I mean YEARS. We have a jar that is like 10 yrs old. If you do it properly, they won’t rot, but they turn brown. When you have a sore throat you can take one out and suck on it…very salty and sour! But you can also take one, add hot water and sugar and break the lemon apart (its skin will be really soft) – makes a very good drink and you can eat the lemon whole. You can make jars of these at a time and you can let them sit for..who knows how long. My house has a lemon tree too =) we also give them away to my grandparents and aunts.
marilyn on May 6 2008 #
Homemade Mike’s Hard Lemonade.
TBQ on May 6 2008 #
Maximize your utility. DUH. Sell them.
Mike Haddad on May 6 2008 #
When I first saw the title of this blog I swear I saw the word “groin”.
Sooo not closing my queue by the way :P
Rhiannon on May 6 2008 #
Well… you’re gonna have to keep them longer than a couple of hours (it’s actually gonna take about 2 weeks but it should be worth it)
Make limoncello! My aunt and uncle in California have a lemon tree in their backyard that yields a ridiculous amount of lemons every summer and my aunt’s coworker offered to make her limoncello one time and now, instead of dreading the summer and having to figure out what to do with her lemons, she gives them away by the bucket with a recipe of limoncello.
Try it:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Limoncello/Detail.aspx
Felisa on May 6 2008 #
I have a few links for you! Mostly because I spend my time drooling over the recipes in these websites and have yet to get off my arse and make them myself. So without further ado.
Lemon Bars at Smitten Kitchen: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/01/lemon-bars/
Or a Shaker Lemon Pie at SK (featuring links to more of her lemon recipe goodies):
http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/04/shaker-lemon-pie/
Meye Lemon Sorbet at Simply Recipes:
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/004267meyer_lemon_sorbet.php
Erin on May 7 2008 #
You can throw them at people?
Okay, I’m no help.
Jamie on May 7 2008 #