Linney
Recycles dryer sheets
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That took over one of my potted geraniums.. I didn't know it was edible.a recent discovery (for me). Purslane...
It sounds awful but preserved lemons are a key ingredient in many delightful Moroccan recipes.
We've got a serious bucket full out in the garage fridge that I laid in earlier this year when our lemon trees finally gave up their last batch.
To make, cut lemons into slices or chunks and layer into a storage container with a tight fitting lid, coating and layering the lemon pieces with kosher salt. Basically you cant have too much salt. When you're done, pour lemon juice over the whole shebang until the lemons are well covered. Cover and refrigerate. Sloosh it around every day or two for about 2-3 weeks. Then pour an inch of olive oil over the top.
The preserved lemons will last for about 3-4 months on their own, but you double it by 'sealing' the concoction with the olive oil.
The rinds and pith will soften over the initial 3 weeks to a (better than it sounds) soft gelatinous state and the whole lemon is completely edible. You may use the lemony-salty olive oil topping wherever you'd like a lemony-salty olive oil (think chicken skin before roasting?), you can use the salty lemon juice on chicen or fish, and the lemons once rinsed thoroughly can be used anywhere you use a lemon...pureed in a dressing, in a salad, in a tagine, etc. I have a recipe in the early retirement cookbook for a chicken/green olive/preserved lemon tagine that is one of my wifes favorite dishes.
I've never tried it, but I see no reason why you couldnt try limes or grapefruit in the same preservation scheme.
No Fair! Al wanted products, not ingredients. But, since you started, I'll post a recent discovery (for me). Purslane...
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It is a weed, and it is really good in a salad, or by itself. HAve not tried cooking it yet. DW won't eat it. Even though I showed her there were dozens of upscale restaurants featuring it. Maybe if they offer it at the fancy French place we go to once in a blue moon...
-ERD50
That took over one of my potted geraniums.. I didn't know it was edible.
I'm kinda afraid to try it.
It looks too 'succulent'.. like it would taste like aloe or something.
ew.. yeah, I see your clipping says "mucilaginous".
Maybe a soup would be a way to ease into it.
No Fair! Al wanted products, not ingredients. But, since you started, I'll post a recent discovery (for me). Purslane...
Portulaca oleracea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a weed, and it is really good in a salad, or by itself. HAve not tried cooking it yet. DW won't eat it. Even though I showed her there were dozens of upscale restaurants featuring it. Maybe if they offer it at the fancy French place we go to once in a blue moon...
-ERD50
Purslane is the ban of my existence in my gardens. But yes, it tastes fine.
Amaranth (pigweed) is good too, a relative of spinach i believe. I also like lambsquarters.
Best way to prep/eat okra is pickled. Another southern "delicacy" is pickled eggs, usually prepped in the left over pickling solution from pickled [-]baloney[/-] bologna.
Right. We use ICBINBL (I can't believe it's not better (light)), but I couldn't figure a way to phrase it without being distracting, so I said "margarine."BTW, who uses margarine anymore? I thought that was debunked years ago?
Butter, or olive oil.
Hmmm, come to think of it, T-AL does have problems when it comes to milk....
Purslane is the ban of my existence in my gardens. But yes, it tastes fine. I am not so fond of it cooked, the texture isn't the best for cooking.
Amaranth (pigweed) is good too, a relative of spinach i believe. I also like lambsquarters.
cannibal snadwiches............
cannibal snadwiches............
cannibal snadwiches............
The relatives should be eaten separately, I imagine...Q. Is there a safe way to make cannibal sandwiches for my relatives over the holidays? A. No, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
(blah blah, salmonella, e coli., blah blah, don't eat raw eggs either)
cannibal snadwiches............