Lemon Marmalade

[lillilah]

Today, I took half the lemons that I picked off the tree yesterday and made them into lemon marmalade today. It took hours to process the lemons, but I got to listen to the rest of the Dresden Files book. I'll try to get the rest of the lemons processed on Sunday.

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Re: Yay!

[lillilah]

Oh, the idea of adding some herbs to the salt-pickle mix sounds really interesting! I'll have to think more about all this. Thanks!

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Okay, you have two basic options, and with loads of lemons you could try both:

* Lean into the lemon by adding other things with citrus flavors such as golden lemon thyme, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemongrass, etc.

* Choose herbs and spices that are commonly combined with lemon such as basil, bergamot, dill, mint, peppercorns, rosemary, and thyme.

You may also want to consider the sweet/savory spectrum regarding how you will use the preserved lemons. If you want them for sweet recipes, then you might use things like ginger, coriander, and cardamom.

Another option is just grabbing a jar of "pickling spices," which typically work with a wide range of produce. Plus those are usually mixed up as whole spices, which tend to survive preserving better than ground or crushed ones.

Re: Yay!

[lillilah]

Hmm.... there are a lot of really interesting options there. Once I get my garden going a bit more, I have more herbs to work with. For now, I'll try one of the lemons and some of the little tangerines that we've got hanging around on the tree to see how they turn out.

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That sounds like a good plan.