We live in zone 6a and I have been gardening and cooking for years. This blog is an opportunity for me to share with you my success and those failures that come about on occasion. Plus, I want to hear from all the gardeners and bakers and cooks out there and learn from you. Feel free to share your ideas.







Saturday, December 1, 2012

Lemon Curd from Meyer Lemons

I just finished making lemon curd from my meyer lemons. I used a recipe from Gourmet magazine  that called for 3-4 meyer lemons that would make 1/2 cup of juice. In my case, 4 lemons made a cup of juice. So I doubled the recipe, and plan to freeze leftover curd. It took about 30 minutes for the lemon curd to come up to 160 degrees. So the 5 minutes the recipe states for whisking the curd to 160 degrees is a bit optimistic.  So be patient. It tastes delicious, and my husband loves it.

So now I need to figure out what to do with the last 5 meyer lemons I have left on my tree.









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  1. 1st ManDecember 23, 2012 at 12:19 AM

    We just bought some lemon curd. How wonderful to make your own. Thanks for the link. We haven't bought a meyer lemon tree yet, was told by the garden center guy that it's best to get them in Spring, or at least once danger of frost/freezing is over since they should be in the ground after you buy them. Have wanted a meyer lemon for ages. I know exactly what I want to make first! ha.

    Thanks!! Happy Holidays!!

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