Our lemon tree is very happy this year. We were lucky enough to have a Meyer lemon tree in every single garden we called home in the Bay Area. And no, we did not pick houses based on the garden plants. In fact lots of houses in this area seem to have lemon trees.
It has lemons almost the whole year but January-March is really peak season so I have been busy the last couple of weeks to make some good use of these lemons.
So far I made Meyer Lemon Marmalade, lemon curd and lemon bars. I have also made Ginger Cardamon Meyer Lemon Crinkle Cookies and Lemon Sorbet before and of course lemonade. My favorite is the marmalade recipe. I have a handwritten version of it that was given to me by the previous owner of our house. It has all her notes and I thought it was really sweet of her and special. Every time I make the recipe now, it reminds me of her. I most like to eat it with yogurt or on toast or rolls with cream cheese. So good!
Even though I probably used 50 lemons so far, it does not seem to have made a big dent in the yellow lemons on the tree. I already gave some away, too. It just keeps on giving.
Which recipe would be your favorite and do you have any more suggestions for recipes?
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I live in Wisconsin. I was at a wedding in California last summer and the reception was held outside at a restaurant. I was in a group with other Midwesterners and we were all agape over FIGS and LIMES growing on plants (trees? shrubs?) along the trellis. The groom, an Iowan native who transplanted to California, came over and started talking about all the produce that grows there and we were all SHOOK. Like, I get two pints of raspberries from my bushes every summer and I’m thrilled. I don’t know why I’m telling you this story. Just…wow! Lemons! In your yard!
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Believe me when I say I get it! I am living here now almost 21 years but I am sometimes still thrown when I discover a plant that is a ginormous bush only to realize it usually sits in a small planter in Germany. I am still not completely used to the fact that we can actually have produce all year round. It’s a bit magical.
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