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frogmountain May 26, 2007 02:41 PM

One girl. One Meyer lemon.

The sole Meyer lemon ripening on my tree for the past year finally decided it was done and fell off. I had a little ceremony where I danced around and then I stuck it in the fridge. The question now is, what do I do with my one, precious lemon?

  1. chowser May 26, 2007 05:11 PM

    Make a meyer lemon drop.

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      pikawicca May 26, 2007 05:06 PM

      Make a batch of scones with the zest, and a vinaigrette with the juice. The huge flavor punch of this fruit is in the zest, so don't throw it away.

      1. rworange May 26, 2007 04:35 PM

        Very funny. In honor of your lemon, I googled "1 Meyer lemon" with over 1400 hits. Some are deceptive because 1 lemon is used in a portion of the recipe with additional lemons required. However here are a few I looked at the use the whole lemon .. juice and zest ... and sounded good to me.

        IMO, this sounded the most Meyer lemon worthy
        Meyer Lemon Salsa
        http://www.spacelingcafe.com/archives/2006/02/meyer_lemon_sal.html

        Pistachio Madelines W Meyer Lemon Glaze Recipe
        http://www.grouprecipes.com/762/pistachio-madelines-w-meyer-lemon-glaze.html

        Asparagus With Dill-Meyer Lemon Butter
        http://www.oregonlive.com/recipes/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/117709712969240.xml&coll=7

        Spaghettini Al Limone
        http://nymag.com/restaurants/recipes/inseason/15719/

        Meyer Lemon Mousse
        http://www.dld123.com/sweetsavvy/reci...

        There are lots more, but maybe this will give you some ideas. Hope you report back on how you used it ... and how it tasted.

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        1. re: rworange
          frogmountain May 26, 2007 05:06 PM

          Wow. I am in awe of the amount of time you put into my project. Many thanks. Love your sig, too. I was a big fan of R.W. Apple.

        2. Scrapironchef May 26, 2007 03:49 PM

          A very small batch of Meyer lemon marmalade....

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          1. re: Scrapironchef
            frogmountain May 26, 2007 04:21 PM

            Yummy suggestions all... thanks!

          2. nillabean May 26, 2007 03:30 PM

            make a single serving of meyer lemon curd and slather it on a shortcake.

            1. Sam Fujisaka May 26, 2007 03:25 PM

              Well, don't know what you should do with the lemon part, but you better candy the skin.

              1. Candy May 26, 2007 03:20 PM

                How about one serving of very special lemonade. You might even spike it for a cocktail.

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