a fool for lemons

That is what I am - a fool for lemons

Fortunate for me, I had a large harvest of lemons.
Determined not to waste a single lemon, I have been busy canning and preserving lemons for the last couple of days.

Both savory and sweet, I love it all. 
It used to be that I preferred sweet lemons with walnuts for my tea but it seems now that I can't get enough of the savory lemon with it's salty goodness. (Not in tea thought, I use the savory in cooking.)

I use the salty lemon in tagines, moroccan recipes, and on roast chicken. It's also perfect in a dressing and in a marinade.
Click here for a savory preserved lemon recipe, the only thing I do different is I add thyme to mine and I add quite a bit more cardomen as I love cardomen.

The savory lemon is good in lemon pasta.

The sweet preserved lemon, is not only good in tea but soothing for a sore throat.
It is so good, I have been know to sneak into the kitchen at night and secretly enjoy it right out of the jar.

Here is a recipe for a basic Lemon Suck recipe because I am too lazy to type one out and I have lemon curd cooking nearly ready to can. 

I add cardomen to the sweet preserved lemon because not only am I a fool for lemon but an even bigger fool for cardomen.

Comments

[Penny]

Twice now I have attempted preserved lemons, twice they failed- the lemons went mouldy and the lid rusted on! I guess that serves me for using antique jars and not sterilizing them first. I have a jar with a bakelite lid now though, so I'm going to give it a go, because I looooooove preserved lemons. Well anything lemons, to be honest.

[Debra]

Yes-I LOVE that spice too. Even just to sniff it in the jar! I can't imagine harvesting lemons....although my dad grew a lemon tree in the house-I remember it when I was very little. And I remember one lemon grew on it.
I'll have to check out your recipes. The photos are lovely.