SAKG

Naomi Ingleton

CITRUS GLUT

At this time of year, I always find there is excess citrus around, I’ve had several people offer me lots of lemons, oranges and limes. I thought I’d give you a few ideas to try with your citrus haul.

Marmalade
Lemon Butter (use the same recipe below to make a lime or blood orange curd as well.
Preserved Lemons
Dried lemons and Oranges for garnish on cakes and drinks. These also make great Christmas tree decorations.
Lemonade or lemon cordial

Easy Lemon butter recipe

Ingredients

200 g sugar
finely grated zest from 2 lemons
118.29 ml lemon juice
2 egg yolks (reserve the whites for another use or discard)
3 large eggs
113.4 g salted butter

Method

Combine fresh lemon juice with sugar, eggs and egg yolks.
Stir until everything's smooth and a sunshiny yellow.
Add the butter.
Microwave in 45-second increments, whisking in between. It will take 4-6 45-second microwave stints/stirs till the mixture turns to a thickened, glossy curd.

If you haven’t read local Author Jade Miles book Future Steading there are lots of handy hints including drying orange peel for a natural firelighter.