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"A. H. Carter" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> Yeah, somebody will give me grief for this but I was going through lemons
>> like crazy and probably bought too many. Tomorrow I will make lemon
>> chicken. I also like a chicken and rice soup with lemon. It's Avgolemono
>> without the Avgo because I don't have egg. I've also made a raw cookie
>> recipe called "chewy lemon". Will have to look for that but not sure if I
>> can make it or not. I no longer have my food dehydrator but can't
>> remember if that was required or not. It was some kind of nuts with a ton
>> of lemon zest and juice, I think pulsed the dough in the food processor
>> them shaped in balls and stored in the refrigerator. Was really good!
>>
>> None of us are interested in pie or lemonade. Anyone have any other
>> ideas? Perhaps some candy or cookies I could make for Christmas and if
>> necessary keep in the freezer? Not sure the lemons will keep for another
>> two weeks. My mom keeps saying she wants "lemon bars" because she loves
>> them, but nobody is sure what it is that she wants. We have shown her or
>> bought her things from bakeries with that label and they are never what
>> she wants.
>>
>> Thanks!

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> If you are a Tolkien fan, then you will remember the Elven Lembas
> waybread. Not having a clue as to what it might be, I thought it might be
> on the sweet side, so I concocted a lemon square cookie bar recipe adapted
> from I believe the Joy of Cooking. If memory serves it didn't rise very
> much.


Sorry, no. Never read any of those books.
>
> Years ago when my youngest nephew was small, 3-4 or so, my brother and his
> wife were worried that he wasn't eating much. They came by one day and I
> suggested my version of Lembas, he tried some and wanted more. If I
> recall there was only enough sweetness to keep one from puckering from the
> sourness of the lemon.
>
>
> From the net:
> http://cookfiction.com/recipes/lembas.html
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> A. H. Carter


Thanks!