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Retrograde

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20. Not my favorite lemon
Sun Nov 10, 2019, 08:23 PM
Nov 2019

IMHO, they got their insane rep when Alice Walters of Chez Panisse in Berkeley started promoting them. Back then they weren't grown much commercially and the only way to get them was from someone's garden tree. They're grown a lot in the Bay Area because they're the most cold-resistent citrus and will grow and produce reliable crops here.

I have a tree, which given its age is probably the old unimproved Meyer variety. It keeps me in lemons, but I'd rather have a Eureka

Question for you, Lunabell Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #1
Meyer lemons are more fragrant and less acidic than grocery store lemons. Lunabell Nov 2019 #2
Thank you, kind Sir. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #3
I adore lemons. Lunabell Nov 2019 #5
my mom did that yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #6
My favorite recipe using lemons is Lebanese chicken wings. Lunabell Nov 2019 #4
Lemon Pudding Cake aka "the lemon thing" in our house yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #7
Mmmm Lunabell Nov 2019 #10
Buttermilk Pie yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #8
One More and I am done Lemon Bars yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #9
Omg, I love lemon bars. Lunabell Nov 2019 #11
Marcella Hazan's Roast Chicken with lemons fierywoman Nov 2019 #12
Have you made this? Lunabell Nov 2019 #13
I used to do this decades ago (when the book was first published, I think.) Then I got into making a fierywoman Nov 2019 #14
Atlantic Beach Pie Freddie Nov 2019 #15
Lemon Sponge Pie Freddie Nov 2019 #16
Lemon Ice Cream--very easy and delicious. japple Nov 2019 #17
I found a wonderful book that might interest you: LuckyLib Nov 2019 #18
Oh wow, thank you Lunabell Nov 2019 #19
Not my favorite lemon Retrograde Nov 2019 #20
I don't know which kind I have. Lunabell Nov 2019 #21
I used to make lemon marmalade with Meyer lemons. It was japple Nov 2019 #22
If you can't use all of the lemons, squeeze them and freeze the juice. Zest the lemons & catbyte Nov 2019 #23
I will. Lunabell Nov 2019 #24
We have a Meyer lemon. Now I need a dead cat. trof Nov 2019 #25
LMAO Lunabell Nov 2019 #26
I know, I know. trof Nov 2019 #27
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