On 27 Jan 2006 15:53:39 -0800, "betsy" > wrote:

>
wrote:
>> Hello Fkoe:
>>
>> When I need lemon zest, I wash the lemon with a few drops of
>> dishwashing detergent and water, using a soft brush:

>When I get a big batch of lemons from
>someone's tree, I zest, then juice, and freeze it all for later use.
>Here in California, lots of people have lemon trees and they don't use
>many lemons, and I have a big freezer.
>Cheers,
>betsy

Hi,

it's a looooong time ago I lived in California, I remember a
grapefruit tree in the neighbors garden, and orange trees standing in
the park on campus of UCD. For a European, this is the definition of
paradise.

I live in Germany now, and the next free-growing orange tree is down
in Spain.

Tx for your help,
Falk