Thursday 10 August 2017

Lemon curd

The fruit on my Meyer lemon bush is ripe and the eggs from the farm down the road are summer large and golden yoked - time to make some lemon curd! It's a simple recipe.
6 lemons, juice and grated rind.
6 eggs
6 oz butter 
12oz sugar
Melt the butter and sugar in a bowl that is set over simmering water. Add the lemon and lastly the well-beaten eggs. Stir until set then pour into warmed jars and seal when cold.
Yum!

13 comments:

  1. Wonderful, wonderful! I am going to make this. Thank you, Rosemary.

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    1. It doesn't take long to make - nor to eat! I keep two jars in the fridge and put two in the freezer because I don't know what the keeping properties are.

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  2. My lemons are still green and about the size of a acorn but shall save the recipe.

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    1. Glad you are posting again, Doc, I kept popping in to see what might be happening.

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  3. My citrus is never ready until November. Does your stay in the greenhouse? Sounds delicious. I love lemon pudding and everything really, everything lemon. It is the new/old health remedy. I have it everyday in tea.

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    1. My Meyer is a bush that goes outside in the summer months and then gets hauled into the greenhouse to survive the winter. My father bought it for me many years ago so it is very special. I've taken some cuttings this year that are so far looking promising. I don't know why I didn't think to do so before. I also love the taste of lemon and use it in a lot of recipes and in green tea, it's a fabulous fruit.

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  4. That sounds delicious. We cannot grow lemons here, but nevertheless I will make lemon curd with bought lemons.

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    1. It is really tasty, Janneke and nice to make, just a gentle stirring until it sets, no wild bubbling as with jam!

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  5. Hi Rosemary :)) Your curd looks GREAT!!! I have a Meyer lemon tree too but it's not blooming as well as it would in a warmer climate I think. I got one lemon last year, but it was SO SOUR!!! There are 3 potential lemons turning now! :)

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    1. Home made lemon curd is the best, Rain - I could eat it straight from the jar with a spoon! Three lemons are better than one, things can only improve!

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  6. No water bath ?
    I love lemon curd and Meyers Lemon is the best.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. Yes, the bowl is placed over a pan of simmering water to cook - my directions are obviously a bit vague! I agree with you, I've got a few citrus trees but my Meyer bush is by far the sweetest and most prolific.

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  7. I kept popping in to see what might be happening.


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