Comments on: Citrus season: pickled lemons. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:10:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anne http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-107297 Anne Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:19:05 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-107297 Hi, New to this thread, but interesting as I've just discovered teh world of lemon pickling!! Sylvia, the recipe I have says that once you first open the jar, that you should smell a sweet citrusy smell... if they smell like ammonia then something's gone wrong along the way... If there is another way to tell if they've gone off I'd appreciate it... My very first batch is curing right now!! But the jar that I'm using is venting air - i guess pressure is building up - At first i was very worried that this might be bad, ie, bad for the lemons and i will have to throw them out eventually - but in this recipe, it looks like extra air during fermentation is not a bad thing!! Another nice thing is to put some spices - cloves, anise, peppers etc... into the spice mix. could be a nice idea!! :) best Anne Hi,

New to this thread, but interesting as I’ve just discovered teh world of lemon pickling!!

Sylvia, the recipe I have says that once you first open the jar, that you should smell a sweet citrusy smell… if they smell like ammonia then something’s gone wrong along the way…

If there is another way to tell if they’ve gone off I’d appreciate it… My very first batch is curing right now!! But the jar that I’m using is venting air – i guess pressure is building up – At first i was very worried that this might be bad, ie, bad for the lemons and i will have to throw them out eventually – but in this recipe, it looks like extra air during fermentation is not a bad thing!!

Another nice thing is to put some spices – cloves, anise, peppers etc… into the spice mix. could be a nice idea!! :)

best
Anne

]]> By: Sylvia Everett http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-105737 Sylvia Everett Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:36:42 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-105737 Ok- So I pickled my lemons about 5 months ago and canned them as well to maximize safety. I just opened a jar and don't know if they came out they way they are supposed to. How can I figure it out? I'll poison myself, but not my kids!!! thanxs Ok-
So I pickled my lemons about 5 months ago and canned them as well to maximize safety.
I just opened a jar and don’t know if they came out they way they are supposed to.
How can I figure it out?
I’ll poison myself, but not my kids!!!
thanxs

]]> By: Nick http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-103110 Nick Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:23:46 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-103110 I recently purchased a jar of pickled lemons at an oriental marked. They smell and taste remarkably like lemon furniture polish. What would one use these in? I recently purchased a jar of pickled lemons at an oriental marked. They smell and taste remarkably like lemon furniture polish. What would one use these in?

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-85410 crabappleherbs Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:55:24 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-85410 Judy: Slimy shouldn't be a problem, as long as they smell OK. Nalini: What a neat story! Naomi: You might want to check out my recent marmalade post for information on preserving citrus in sugar. (It's a very different process from preserving in salt.) Sherry: You're welcome! Shadia: Yes, I think you could do the same with limes, or any other citrus. Judy: Slimy shouldn’t be a problem, as long as they smell OK.

Nalini: What a neat story!

Naomi: You might want to check out my recent marmalade post for information on preserving citrus in sugar. (It’s a very different process from preserving in salt.)

Sherry: You’re welcome!

Shadia: Yes, I think you could do the same with limes, or any other citrus.

]]> By: Shadia http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-84048 Shadia Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:47:47 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-84048 Could I do the same with limes? I've got lemons and limes and thought that in Egypt they have more limes than lemons, and these are the ones I am familiar with when my mum used to make them, or when we used to buy them from the pickling shop. Thanks for that. Could I do the same with limes? I’ve got lemons and limes and thought that in Egypt they have more limes than lemons, and these are the ones I am familiar with when my mum used to make them, or when we used to buy them from the pickling shop.
Thanks for that.

]]> By: sherry mcdonald http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-76562 sherry mcdonald Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:12:07 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-76562 it was the lemon pickling it was the lemon pickling

]]> By: sherry mcdonald http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-76561 sherry mcdonald Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:11:10 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-76561 thanks so much, been lookin 4 the recipe all day on food network n my daughter said google it i did and found u thanks agian... thanks so much, been lookin 4 the recipe all day on food network n my daughter said google it i did and found u thanks agian…

]]> By: Naomi Radunski http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-53743 Naomi Radunski Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:48:51 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-53743 Hi - Advice from anyone please? I am wanting to preserve fresh oranges, skins on, in sugar to get a useful, syrupy fruit that could later be used in lots of different ways. Pretty much the same as preserved lemons, only sweet rather than salty. Any reason why this might not work? Have found several recipes on Google, and all recommend boiling the oranges first - and also that you add salt to the cooking liquid. Any ideas why? Also the best-looking recipes suggest adding vinegar and honey or treacle to the preserving liquid - to me that means the results will really only be useful in savoury cooking. What is nice about the recipes though is that they all include lots of different spices, especially star anise, in the preserving liquid ... that makes sense to me. Anyway, your comments will be appreciated. Hi – Advice from anyone please? I am wanting to preserve fresh oranges, skins on, in sugar to get a useful, syrupy fruit that could later be used in lots of different ways.
Pretty much the same as preserved lemons, only sweet rather than salty.
Any reason why this might not work?
Have found several recipes on Google, and all recommend boiling the oranges first – and also that you add salt to the cooking liquid. Any ideas why?
Also the best-looking recipes suggest adding vinegar and honey or treacle to the preserving liquid – to me that means the results will really only be useful in savoury cooking.

What is nice about the recipes though is that they all include lots of different spices, especially star anise, in the preserving liquid … that makes sense to me. Anyway, your comments will be appreciated.

]]> By: Nalini http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-44723 Nalini Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:44:25 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-44723 I read this article and thought of an interesting thing.. Thought I'd share it with all the other enthusiasts here. I had Bronchitis a few months ago and my cough did not go away immediately. There is a food court in the building that I work and I like chinese food. The lady in the chinese restaurant saw how sick I had been and gave me a blend of pickled lemons, pickled tangerines with honey and Hot water and it really soothed my throat. then i remembered that my grandmother used to pickle lemons for her cooking. And now I read how other cultures also pickle lemons for cooking and other recipes. BTW I'm from India.. I just thought how it is interesting that some of the best things are common to most cultures.. I read this article and thought of an interesting thing.. Thought I’d share it with all the other enthusiasts here. I had Bronchitis a few months ago and my cough did not go away immediately. There is a food court in the building that I work and I like chinese food. The lady in the chinese restaurant saw how sick I had been and gave me a blend of pickled lemons, pickled tangerines with honey and Hot water and it really soothed my throat. then i remembered that my grandmother used to pickle lemons for her cooking. And now I read how other cultures also pickle lemons for cooking and other recipes. BTW I’m from India.. I just thought how it is interesting that some of the best things are common to most cultures..

]]> By: Judy http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/comment-page-1/#comment-26808 Judy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:04:47 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/04/citrus-season-pickled-lemons/#comment-26808 Hi I did some over a year ago. Very good as I have been cooking lots of Moroccan type recipes lately. i had about half a jar left and they went very slimey so I threw them out. Not sure if they would have been okay or not Hi I did some over a year ago. Very good as I have been cooking lots of Moroccan type recipes lately. i had about half a jar left and they went very slimey so I threw them out. Not sure if they would have been okay or not

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