"David Dyer-Bennet" > wrote in message
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> "Christopher M." > writes:
>
>> "David Dyer-Bennet" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Christopher M." > writes:
>>>
>>>> Lemons are nearly a universal ingredient. And they're versatile. You
>>>> can
>>>> use
>>>> them for desserts or for fish.
>>>>
>>>> I love lemon chicken and lemonade, but there aren't many lemon desserts
>>>> that
>>>> I'm crazy about. Lemon hard candy is good, and lemon italian ice, and
>>>> lemon
>>>> juice on Dutch babies. I hear that lemon madeleines are good.
>>>
>>> I love lemon meringue pie, to the point of having it for my birthday
>>> cake sometimes (not the pale immitations that use gelatine in the lemon
>>> filling, the real thing that uses egg yolks and condensed milk).
>>>
>>> Lemon bars are among my absolute favorites too.
>>>
>>> These all have some similarities to lemon curd, which is mostly an
>>> ingredient in other things.
>>
>> I bought some expensive lemon curd once. It was extremely acidic.
>
> One of my greates disappointments with mediocre lemon bars is if they
> are bland. I like lemon for the serious sour note it gives.

That's interesting. I've been eating sour-cherry candies lately. I really
miss the flavor.


W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)