Tip: Using It All - Lemons
Archived on 09/24/2009
I keep looking for the price of lemons to go down, but alas, this is not happening. My family uses lemon in a variety of ways so hear are my tips. For the best buy, I usually look for fruit sold in bulk mesh bags; and until I started to use these little tricks, I would often find that at least one or two pieces of fruit had gone bad by the time I needed it.
When you first bring the fruit home, wash and dry every piece, then using the fine side of a hand grater (not a zester), grate off the rind of at least a few of the fruits. Store the zest in a small zip bag in the freezer to use in muffins, quick breads and other recipes.
Then squeeze the juice from all of the lemons that you will not be using within a week. Pour the juice into an ice cube tray and freeze. Store the lemon juice cubes in a zip bag of their own in the freezer.
When a recipe calls for two Tablespoons of lemon juice or more I can thaw as many cubes as I need. A cube has 1 1/2 Tablespoons of lemon juice.
This has saved me money and time! You can also use this for oranges and other citrus.
By Bobbie from Rockwall
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I can go you one further. After I grate the lemon peel and juice the lemons, I cut the remaining peels into small chunks and use them in my garbage disposal. You can even freeze them and use them in the disposal as needed. They really help to get rid of that funky smell you sometimes get in your disposal! (08/16/2007)
By Donna N., San Diego
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The best yet :) Lemons will help you lose weight! After reading so much about it, I decided to give it a try and I have lost something like 10 pounds in less than two months!
Just squeeze the lemon juice into a bottle, fill with water to the top - NO SUGAR - add some peppermint decoction for better taste if you like. Keep handy and drink whenever you feel thirsty during the day! (08/16/2007)
By Ouiser
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PS Aldi's sometimes has great deals on lemons (08/17/2007)
By mommamoody
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Maybe this is a silly question but I'm newbie to these things so I'll ask anyway...
Do not the ice cubes stick to each other when we put them in the zip bag?
Thank you!
(08/17/2007)
By orquidea
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You can also soak extra citrus peels in vinegar to make a nice deodorizing spray. This is great when you have animals, especially cats who mark their territory inside. Cats don't like the smell of citrus so they leave the place alone for a while. We do like the smell of citrus! (08/17/2007)
By Cantate
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Tip: Using it all - Lemons
Archived on 08/15/2007
Squeeze Only the Desired Amount
Many recipes call for a squeeze of lemon juice. Well, after wasting many lemons in cutting them open, I found a more thrifty way for a dab of lemon juice. Here it is.
For a small amount of fresh lemon juice, poke a hole in the lemon with a toothpick and squeeze out the desired amount.
Just put the lemon in a plastic bag in the fridge and save for the next time.
By Carolyn from East Northport
Getting More Juice Out of Lemons
Submerge lemons in hot tap water before squeezing and it will yield almost twice as much juice.
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RE: Using it all - Lemons
If you heat the lemon in the microwave for about a minute, you'll get more juice out of it. (10/21/2005)
By Edisto
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If you roll it on the counter top or table first, (pressing quite hard with your hand) greater juice-yield too. (10/23/2005)
By kiwi eema
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I have a lovely bowl on my kitchen table for bananas and lemons. I keep the lemons in the fridge for longer life. For better juice, I take what I'll need that day and put them in the bowl to come to room temperature. Life imitates still life. (06/03/2006)
By the Oracle
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