{"id":12086,"date":"2019-04-07T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boredmom.com\/?p=12086"},"modified":"2019-04-08T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T22:35:00","slug":"bumper-crop-of-lemons-preserve-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/?p=12086","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Lemons with Salt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have lemons coming out of your ears, or have a very generous neighbor with a bountiful lemon tree, don&#8217;t let that precious fruit go to waste!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You can preserve lemons in salt resulting in a glorious tart pickled rind that can be sliced (after it&#8217;s done processing) and used in stews, soups, tagines,\u00a0fish dishes, salad dressings and more!<\/p>\n<p>Salted lemons are popular in Moroccan cooking, but the uses are so wide, you&#8217;ll wonder why you didn&#8217;t use up your extra fruit like this before.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>You&#8217;ll Need<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fresh lemons ( 8- 10 per quart depending on size)- scrubbed clean ( I also use Veggie Wash to\u00a0make sure\u00a0no environment is on <\/strong>them<strong> &#8211; jet fuel, bird\u00a0poop, you get it.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sterilized Quart Jars with <\/strong>lids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/quartered.png\" alt=\"making preserved lemons\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/quartered.png 810w, https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/quartered-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/quartered-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/quartered-500x278.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Prepare<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Put 1 tsp of salt at the bottom of the jar.<\/p>\n<p>Cut lemons in half and then quarters. I use a bowl\u00a0to\u00a0salt about\u00a08 pieces and\u00a0cover with a thin layer of\u00a0salt.<\/p>\n<p>Stuff in the jar. I used a metal rolling pin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smooshedhero.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smooshedhero.png 810w, https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smooshedhero-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smooshedhero-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/smooshedhero-500x278.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Keep repeating until the jar is completely full (it can\u00a0hold\u00a0quite a few!)<\/p>\n<p>Be sure that they lemons are completely covered with salted lemon juice. If you don&#8217;t have enough juice covering the lemons when you get to the top, simply juice another lemon to cover EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n<p>Seal and they can sit out on a counter for 3-4 weeks. I shake them every day or so to move the brine around to make sure the salt is well distributed.<\/p>\n<p>The rinds become somewhat translucent when ready.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to use a clean utensil when retrieving one to use, as you don&#8217;t want to contaminate with a dirty fork or spoon.<\/p>\n<p>Rinse the lemons before slicing to add to sauces, soups, etc. There is a pulpy mess that is no longer needed &#8211; you simply need the rinds.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy and have fun experimenting with the delicious world of preserved lemons!<\/p>\n<p>You can store them in the fridge, but the acid salt combo will keep them perfectly preserved for months with no refrigeration needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have lemons coming out of your ears, or have a very generous neighbor with a bountiful lemon tree, don&#8217;t let that precious fruit go to waste!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":12088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1917,1920],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-recipe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - 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