For the Love of a Lemon

Published on Monday, April 30, 2007, by Tea / Edit Post

Chip Brantley has a problem. It’s not a bad problem—it’s the sort of problem you or I would love to have. Lucky Chip opened his front door this week to a delivery of an entire box of Meyer lemons. Now, what to do with them?

As he explains on the blog Cookthink, the box comes from kind friends in California, who picked the lemons off their tree and sent them to him in Massachusetts (we should all have kind friends in California with Meyer lemon trees). According to Chip, “it was the single coolest piece of mail we’ve ever received.”

But what to do with a box of Meyer lemons? (Again, we should all have such a problem.) Chip opens it up to readers, who sent him suggestions—everything from limoncello and lemon granité to fried lemon slices (à la the DC restaurant Palena) and an intriguing-sounding salty Meyer lemon cake.

Chip has a couple of very fragrant and fun hours in the kitchen in front of him. I’m just wondering how I can manage to get to know his California lemon friends before next year’s citrus season rolls around …

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  • I have a Meyers lemon tree too. A great way to save them for all year is to squeeze the lemons and put them in ice cube trays, freeze them and put them in freezer zip lock bags. You can also add sugar to half of the juice and freeze for quick lemon aide.

  • make the (don't laugh) martha stewart recipe for meyer lemon souffles.

    http://tinyurl.com/2umb4n

  • I've never done it but how about preserved lemons?
    http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000177.html

  • Lemon pasta with basil. Toss in some chicken if you want some protein in it, or just have it as a side dish.

  • Meyer Lemons make MARVELOUS marmalade...get a good recipe on the web or from Sunset Magazine's site.

    If you make lemon bars with them, cut the amount of sugar...they are sweeter than other lemons.

    Use as you would any other lemon...the flavor and juciness is gerat. Wonderful in tea, on fish, etc. Freeze some of the juice in ice cube compartments for future use...although they keep wel for...+READ

    Meyer Lemons make MARVELOUS marmalade...get a good recipe on the web or from Sunset Magazine's site.

    If you make lemon bars with them, cut the amount of sugar...they are sweeter than other lemons.

    Use as you would any other lemon...the flavor and juciness is gerat. Wonderful in tea, on fish, etc. Freeze some of the juice in ice cube compartments for future use...although they keep wel for months in the refrigerator.-COLLAPSE