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Serene Sprat wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Serene Sprat wrote:
>>> Next week, I'm going to take the many, many, many oranges and Meyer
>>> lemons off the tree and make citrus jelly out of some of them -- the
>>> recipe on the Certo package worked well for me last time. Any
>>> recommendations on what else to make?
>>>
>>> Serene

>> Marmalade is always good. We generally squeeze out lemons and freeze
>> the juice in ice cube trays. Then we bag them in one-quart zip lock
>> bags for later use. I also keep a bottle of fresh lemon juice in the
>> fridge to use when cooking.

>
> Does the bottled stuff end up tasting like store-bought bottled stuff,
> or does it remain fresh-tasting for a while?
>
> Serene

Remains fresh-tasting for weeks IMHO. I generally will then add lemon
cubes to the bottle and have a go for another several weeks. Once left
some in there for over two months and it was still good. I don't think
anything can live in refrigerated lemon juice.

George