When life hands you lemons you make lemonade
By Wolf
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Well ok mabey not lemonade so much as lemon cordial. lol
Today I spent the day working on part of the yard I want to convert for a special project I’ve had in mind since we moved here. I want to build the cat run that will be the envy of every cat in the neighborhood so that my cat can enjoy the outdoors again. I was working near an old lemon tree which I have named Old Yella and have since decided that it is one of my favorite plants in the backyard. As I weeded under and around Old Yella’s trunk the beautiful smell made me remember the homemade lemon cordial we used to make as kids. The longer I worked in that part of the yard the more the smell got to me, so since it needs a good prune and is over burdened with lemons I’ve dug up the box with all the less important cookbooks [the ones we hadn’t unpacked because they are generally considered unhealthy] in it so that I can make lemon cordial. My partner is going to kill me at this rate since I’ve managed to unpack half our library which we had left boxed up since we have been renovating since we moved to this house from the Ballarat one. But it will be worth it! :)
30 Jul, 2008
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Thanks guys. I'm sure some homemade lemon cordial mixed with a some vodka will make everything better. :)
I don't think it's a Eureka lemon tree Marguerite, it doesn't have any spikes. I tested one on our tea tonight and it tastes good.
When I was still living with my folks we used to cut the lemons into thin slices and freeze them in water [in ice-cube trays] it was a refreshing addition to your drink in summer.
30 Jul, 2008
We like to eat fish as often as possible, especially if we can get it fresh caught. So a lemon tree at this house is a big plus.
Lime too? Wow you are lucky, I haven't got a lime tree yet although it's definitely on my to get list.
Yes they do actually have thick peel I had just thought that it was from being neglected by the previous owners but you are probably right. It's amazing the way nature adapts.
30 Jul, 2008
Our new neighbor has a kumquat too because they like the look of the tree. So we are going to score free kumquat's when their tree is fruiting, in exchange they would like fruit off our nectarine tree [apparently the fruit on this tree is fantastic and prolific since it's a really old tree] which was fantastic news because we weren't sure what sort of fruit tree it was and we don't mind sharing if the tree is such a good fruiter.
30 Jul, 2008
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Great story. That sounds like a fabulous idea too. I've never had lemon cordial, but I like making things from old recipes that I remember from my G'mother. Serve a glass of your homemade cordial and I bet you are forgiven completely!
30 Jul, 2008