"Lemon flower, very pretty, and the scent is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat!"
Not so fast! I have a friend who eats WHOLE lemons! Yes, the skin, pith, seeds and ALL! I'm not suggesting we follow her lead, although Meyer lemons are very sweet and might be worth a try! I love lemon curd and make it often. I save the lemon skins, as well as other citrus skins, and candy them to use in baking and confections see my blog Cooking with Ilse for the recipe. You can also give sugar a lovely, citrus aroma by adding citrus peel. Of course there's also lovely, refreshing lemonade! Then there are the health benefits of lemons: they boost the immune system, are antiviral and antibacterial. They are a digestive aid and help you loose weight. They contain bioflavonoids, vitamin C, calcium, amongst other healthy substances and they fight infection.
Enough about uses for lemons as food, which you may know a lot about already! Today I want to tell you about all the other uses there are for lemons. Lemons are great for cleaning your microwave and other greasy messes! Lemons will clean your tea kettle or coffee pot and refresh your cutting boards. Use lemons to polish chrome, copper and your stainless steel sink.
You can use lemons to remove freckles and other dark spots and as a skin mask. You can also use lemon juice to rinse shampoo residue from your hair, making it shine. So you see cooking is not the only thing you can do with lemons!
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