I've spent part of the morning squeezing lemon juice. The lemons are from our backyard Eureka tree and have been sitting on the back verandah for a few days waiting for something to happen. Today it did.
I feel really connected to this land we live on when I make things from backyard produce. I feel that this is what I'm supposed to be doing. I remember back to my childhood when fruit cordials and ginger beer were the only sweet drink available. Most people made their own, but for those who didn't, the ginger beer man delivered his wares with horse and cart in stone bottles. Lemon and orange cordial could be bought in glass bottles at the store.
Nowadays, cordial is making a comeback. There are a lot of speciality cordials at farmers' markets now - made with everything from wild raspberries and pink grapefruit to elderberries.
I've only used about a third of the lemons we picked. I think I need to find more plastic bottles and keep juicing.
I made the lemon cordial which was lovely. I stored them in the pantry and upon tasting them again have a *beery* taste. Should have I stored them in the fridge straight away?
ReplyDeleteI would love to find out how to make cordials... would you mind posting any recipes for that? I am enjoying your site and learning much... even getting the motivaion I need to start cleaning out my fridge!
ReplyDeleteHi Rhonda, I have started reading your blog from the beginning while you are away and am enjoying it immensely. I also freeze the grated lemon rind as I love adding it to various things and hate throwing it away when I juice the lemons....the added bonus is that my freezer smells amazing! I pack it into ziplock snack bags in a thin flat layer, freeze it then break it up a little and pop it back in the freezer until needed.
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