295988 Tue Feb 03 15:04:32 -0800 2004 8 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1628830 i have about 100 lemons! any suggestions on how to keep them, what i should do etc? can you juice them and freeze it?? Tue Feb 03 15:04:32 -0800 2004 0 ton casmo 1 1628832 They make fantastic preserved lemons. Tue Feb 03 15:24:20 -0800 2004 1628830 0 Evil Ronnie 2 1628837 and yes, I have juiced them and put the juice in ice cube trays, frozen then put in ziploc bags. the white stuff scrapes out SO easily, and you can freeze the rinds too. Tue Feb 03 16:04:26 -0800 2004 1628832 0 Betty 2 1628983 Meyers are truly a wonderful fruit. They make, as people have said, great lemon curd and great marmalade. They also make terrific lemon meringue pie. Cut the sugar a bit -- as much as 1/3 -- since they're quite sweet. Also, I find they keep best if you leave them on the bush. Thu Feb 05 00:45:54 -0800 2004 1628832 0 Dorothy 1 1628838 We had the same "problem" (We should all have such problems!) I made batches of limoncello (there are some recipes on this site) lemon curd, lemon tarts and then I discovered that Meyer lemons have great bargaining power. My friend Ruby who makes and sells the infamous Ruby's pizza (yes, this is a shameless plug) traded me several pizzas for a bag of lemons. A local pasta place (Pasta pacifico for those of you in the Bay area) will trade house made pasta for lemons. A mom pop Indian place (the newly departed Alethia..sniff) offered me home made lemon pickles for fresh lemons. Ask around where you live- they are worth their weight in gold. Tue Feb 03 16:07:20 -0800 2004 1628830 0 suebe 1 1628839 They make great marmelade. If you don't make marmelade, offer some of them to someone who does in return for a share of the product (or have them teach you -- it's surprisingly easy). Tue Feb 03 16:27:19 -0800 2004 1628830 0 Ruth Lafler 1 1628869 Yes, you can juice them and freeze it. You can also freeze the zest. Don't be afraid to spoil yourself and add some fresh lemon to your glass of water and/or teas. The Meyers were meant for that. Sweet and delicious. I was surprised to find my Meyers lemons left loose in the humidifier of my fridge well and tasty after almost a month (not on top of each other smashing, though) And, one could easily make sauces with the lemons, too. One that I like is piccata sauce on chicken (and old standard) Or send some to me. I have some egg yolks in the freezer I am wanting to make lemon curd with. Tue Feb 03 23:38:35 -0800 2004 1628830 0 kc girl 1 1628915 Lucky, lucky you. I agree with all of kcgirl's suggestions. Also, while they are fresh, try peeling and sectioning them up and rolling them in powdered sugar (or regular, or superfine sugar) for a surprisingly easy-to-eat treat. I personally eat Meyers as-is, especially when they are fresh and extra-sweet. I eat them plain, or with only a little bit of sugar. Yum. Truly a luxury citrus. Also, if you look a few threads below, I posted a recipe for Meyer lemon pound cake that is a little labor-intensive but extremely delicious. Wed Feb 04 13:31:50 -0800 2004 1628830 0 Mrs. Smith 1 1628946 The LA Times had a good recipe for what they called Meyer Lemon poundcake last week. Scroll to the end of the article Link: http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-farmer28jan28,1,3146997.story?coll=la-headlines-food Wed Feb 04 17:25:04 -0800 2004 1628830 0 LisaN