"George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>>> We used to buy lemons in the Middle East that had been preserved in
>>> honey. Have no idea how they did it but our Arab guests loved the
>>> things. I was a little afraid of eating them myself.
>>>
>>> George
>>
>> Chicken liver. I knew you was nivver a Texan! Fer long anyhow. It really
>> is nice, but I just don't need that flavor every day! I suppose one could
>> use the honeyed citrus for either desserts or medicine. I believe many
>> things were preserved in honey by just drowning the fruit, whole or
>> sqozed? I'll look up in a book I have somewheres. One of the books on our
>> FAQ book list is about preserving in honey.
>> Nice thread, serene, getting us out of our comfort zones.
>> Edrena
>>
>>
> Well, proves you too can be wrong Edrena. I'm not a only a Native Texan
> but a Native American. Bred and born in Texas called it home until 1988
> when we moved to Loosyanna. Still think of it as home and, if I ever win
> the lottery, will move back there just to be closer to our descendants.
> Both my sisters, several nieces and nephews and a whole slew of cousins
> still live there.
>
> I learned early on in the Middle East a valuable truism for expatriates in
> third world countries. "DON'T EAT ANYTHING GREEN" and "DON'T EAT IT IF YOU
> DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS." I ate the goat brains and eyeball nerves but not
> the honeyed lemons.
>
> George

My folks came over after the 'taties spoiled. I guess we been trying to
preserve stuff ever since.
Edrena, never was a native anything. Was a hippie, once