According to the National Center for Home Preservation Lemon Curd is shelf stable for 3-4 months. I suggested storing in the fridge, which I will still likely recommend to the gift recipients - It'll extend the shelf life even more. Here's the article and recipe for your reference. nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-fruits-and-fruit-products/lemon-curd-canned/
There are gift baskets and then there are GIFT BASKETS 💝. Yours makes me wish I was one of those 8 people who you are making them for❣️😊. A very lot of very thoughtful work goes into all that you do. 😊. What a wonderful feeling inside ourselves when we are giving something to someone we care greatly for…and, it’s all things that we crafted ourselves with passion and gratitude ❤
You probably have Covid. Some lose their sense of smell and/or taste and it lingers quite awhile. I was tired for at least a month. Glad you have things to make you feel better and heal🙏🏻♥️
You know if you flip your lemon in the opposite direction you’ll get more of the juice out!! Learned this from someone on RUclips. Works like a charm. 😊
I've never heard of lemon curd being made like this. In Australia (and the UK) we make it by adding the ice cold butter at the end to reduce the temp really quickly. It also makes heating up the egg mixture much quicker
If you're gifting lemon curd as a present, you are giving the gift of love! That is a lot of work! I've been making lemon curd for a few years now, and it's a process! I had to look a long time to find a recipe to can it, because they all said to refrigerate it, and I wanted it shelf stable. Happy Holidays! :)
When you mentioned how you love seeing freshly canned jars sitting on your counter, is the way I just love getting my laundry hung on the clothesline. I truly love to walk between the lines of clothes, sheets and towels and smell the clean, fresh smell of the still wet laundry. Again I don’t know why, but hanging out my laundry gives me joy too. I truly get it, Chelsea.
I have a quick and easy lemon curd recipe. Put the sugar and zest into your food processor and whirl for a minute. Add 7 WHOLE eggs and blend. Add butter until smooth then the juice until all incorporated. This makes the texture very smoothe. You'll never notice the zest. Transfer to a 1 1/2 qt. pot and heat to 170°. I also prefer freeze drying it so it lasts for years and you just add water when you have a hankering for lemon goodness! 😂
I use the same recipe amounts as Chelsea except for the eggs. It's just a much simpler technique that started out with blending the zest with the sugar to grind it up super fine.
Love your channel. On lemon squeezer, put the cut side down in the lemon squeezer. Cut side against the holes on the bottom. I didn’t do it right for years. ❤
I learned about the fermented honey last year I believe on your channel. So I started some this summer and just this week gave to my niece who had been up all night coughing. She texted me the next day and said she had only coughed once that day. Thank you so much for all the fantastic recipes you share
I remember when I was a teenager I had bronchitis quite a bit. My Aunt was staying with us until her husband came stateside from Germany and I had bronchitis. I coughed and coughed and I heard my Mom say to my Aunt “if she coughs one more time I swear I’m going to smack her” well we started laughing and couldn’t stop. My Aunt suggested making “the recipe”. Equal parts whisky, lemon juice and honey. It worked. It was the only thing that would cut that cough.
We had a rooster given to us years ago that had been kicked out of his group at a friends house, we kept him and called him Mr. Rooster, and he slept with our dog and followed us all around the farm. Miss that guy he was so hardy and cool, he was a white Chantecler. He had so much instinct you could never really sneak up on him, he even survived a weasel attack he flew up into the air and landed deep in the snow and my son went out and dug him out lol.
Hi Chelsea, In Australia we call that bowl over a boiling pot a Bain Marie. Also, I agree with a couple of people in here that you’re using your juicer back to front. Although I do flip the fruit back over just to get that last little bit of juice out before I discard. You’re supposed to use the super cold butter at the end to bring the temperature down. I think I saw someone on here say that they didn’t know what to use the lemon curd for, I use lemon and orange curd on toast and on pancakes. It’s also really nice on scones with Chantilly cream. Scones, not to be confused with biscuits as the Americans say as scones are different! Your office is really starting to come together and looks good.
I learned about Cowboy Candy on your channel. I have made three batches and my family loves it. We have shared some jars with some friends. They want more. I am thinking of making some for Christmas gifts. Thinking of making baskets with beef stew, sourdough loaf bread, jam, and applesauce.
I am a new subscriber, so went back to your very first video and watched all of them up to the most current one. Loved them all! Recently in the US news there was an alert to stop using cooking utensils that are made from black materials as they are made from recycled electronic devices.
❤❤❤❤I love anything Lemon or Pumkin 😋 ..Thanks for sharing. Glad to see your feeling some better. Prays for a full recovery 🙏..hugs sent from Kentucky 🤗
I’m so happy for you Chelsea!! Congratulations on 200k! You provide so much information and a beautiful, sweet, friendly, wholesome place for people to come to on RUclips. We haven’t talked in ages but I still watch you a lot. Bless you and your beautiful family sweet lady.
You are just fine. I don't see how you keep things so straight you do so much. Hardest working mon I've ever seen, and the variety of your cooking recipes are remarkable ❤❤. Keep bringing us those videos we love them
My living room is painted in the color Sea Salt too! I had used it in my first home and when we moved I knew I wanted it in my new home. Hope you feel better soon!
Great video as always. You’ll probably get more juice with less effort if you put the cut side of the lemon in your juicer face down - toward the holes might like in the juicer. In regard to the lemon zest, you might like the texture if you use a food processor to process the zest with the sugar before adding it to your mixture.
Hi Chelsea, I love lemon curd and make it all the time. Nothing better than homemade sourdough with lemon curd on it, yum. It freezes really well too. I don’t can it cause it’s just for us so I freeze it in half pints, great video. Love your house rooster too. 🌷🇨🇦
I think I read to put lemon halves between the yellow & green disks & then the seeds stay in the squeeze. Also, it’s easier to squeeze. On top of the green disk is for limes. Great visiting with you & learning! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌻
I love watching your channel, Chelsea! I always learn something. I am anxious to see the finished office! :) Glad you're feeling better and loved the rooster in the window! and the cat walking by the kitchen window! LOL
My grandma made me an angel food cake about 3times a year. She would slice it in 3 and fill it with the lemon curd and ice it in whipped cream. I don't have a better memory of one of her cakes.
Hello sweet friend!! So glad you’re on the mend. Sounds like you had a bad go of it. Wishing you and your fam a happy thanksgiving from my fam to yours ❤
I love your channel! Just found it last week and can't get enough. Haha! I watch while canning. I enjoyed watching your family in 1 video decorating the tree. One of the kids was standing on the arm of the couch just like our kids do. ❤ Thanks for the fantastic content!!
You’re so gifted! I may have heard you incorrectly- but it sounded like you called it a double-broiler. It’s a double-boiler!😊 Glad you back with us and feeling better!
@ You’re doing great. That must have been a humdinger of a cold. Keep up the good work, and rest when you can. You’ve brought me back to my roots- the garden of my dreams this past season, and over 200 jars canned. First time in decades to do any canning- and now, with your guidance and encouragement, I feel almost like a pro!!
Lemon curd is a favorite for my Scones. I’m going to make some. Thanks again for always bringing me joy!❤ Also I loved the story about the chicken.😂 Chelsea you are so talented.
Hello, what wonderful ideas! I made carrot cake jam the other day and it is just scrumptious! First time i have ever water bathed jam and it turned out great! Think i might make donuts next week and use some as a filling! Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful ideas! Have a lovely day!
I just finished a batch of carrot cake jam! It is a juggling exercise to do jam making in my RV. But I love the challenge and my friends enjoy the results! ❤❤
Love it! How about a scone or biscuit mix in a jar to go with the curd and carrot cake jam? What wonderful baskets! I would love a gift like that. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I love Lemon Curd. Lemon has always been a juice I like. I swap sultanas or raisins as I don’t like the seeds in raisins I use the fine side of the greater for when I make Carrot cake.
Chelsea you are amazing helping Dan prime your office while you were still not feeling 100%… I am so happy that you are over the flu.. I also love anything with lemon in it.. I went to a church Advent dinner last week and someone made lemon Italian cookies.. they were so delicious.. we had our first snow flurries today here in Annapolis Maryland USA 🇺🇸.. I love watching your channel. Take care ❤️
I am about 2 1/2 hours west of you - just south of the Hagerstown area - -we had it coming down from the Cumberland mountains - it was so pretty - - my 2 cats spent the day on the back of the couch watching it.
@@janiefox3458 I was raising in Waynesboro, PA just across the state line from Hagerstown. My husband is from the Hancock/Little Orleans area. Fancy meeting you on a Canadian site lol.
Check out the video on that 1870s homestead, she did one on canned lemon curd. She also disliked the texture of the zest, and instead adds lemon extract at the end along with some vanilla extract. The result is so delicious! I have made a couple batches already.
I am going to have to try the carrot cake jam - that looks awesome!! I am the only one that like lemon so that one might have to wait!! Thank you for sharing
Lemon curd freezes beautifully, so if you are hesitant to store it on your pantry shelf you can opt to just freeze it instead. You can still use the jars, but you won't have to spend all that time and effort canning it. Make sure you leave at least an inch of headspace for expansion and you're all set. Bonus is that it will last a little bit longer than in the fridge. Also, if you find that you don't love the texture of the zest, try using a microplane style grater. They're much finer and I find that it's harder to notice the zest in recipes that way. You can send it through a food processor or a blender with the sugar, as well, I just prefer to use the microplane.
@LittleMountainRanch, the black garlic, you can peel clean and vacuum seal it in small quantities in bags, they will collapse and turn to goo a little but keeps for months!
There is a tested recipe for lemon curd on nchfp site and it calls for bottled lemon juice for the same reason we add bottled juice with tomatoes as fresh tomatoes’ acidity level cannot be accurately measured for canning. Fresh lemon’s juice is also an unknown, especially with all the usually “no-no” canning ingredients (egg, butter, etc). It is delicious and cans-up nicely, and is shelf stable.
I think that is a newer recipe. I used to make my curd with fresh lemon juice and this is what we taught the public, then switched to your recipe. I worked for 15 years at an extension office under the UC Davis system
If you put a little cornflour in with the egg yolks (maybe a teaspoon), and it does curdle, the curdle will disappear. Only works if you put the cornflour in at the beginning. It’s a tip from Delia Smith. 👍🏻
Hi! I’m not an expert and I could be wrong so please do your own research accordingly. I have heard that black garlic has significant moisture still in it (like dried fruits) and for that reason it should not be vacuum sealed in jars but instead it should just be stored in regular jars with lids, no vacuum sealing. Anyway, just thought I would share in case it helps your black garlic stay good longer because I know that stuff is heavenly 🥰 if you know I am wrong, please feel free to share why! I’d love to learn! Thanks for all of your videos
According to the National Center for Home Preservation Lemon Curd is shelf stable for 3-4 months. I suggested storing in the fridge, which I will still likely recommend to the gift recipients - It'll extend the shelf life even more. Here's the article and recipe for your reference. nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/canning-fruits-and-fruit-products/lemon-curd-canned/
I didn't know that, thanks
Hi friend 👋 ❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄❤️🎄
The Lemon Curd won’t last that long once they try it . Lasts maybe 3 days once opened .
Flip the lemons when you put them in the press, I learned that I had been doing it wrong for so long 😜 I did find I got more juice from the lemons .
The recipe I have is a bit different for the lemon curd , the one I followed had the butter in after being on the double boiler and it thickens .
I believe your lemon juicer is designed to put the halves in the other way around, so that the rinds are turned inside out as you squeeze.
I usually squeeze the lemon both ways - it always surprises me how much juice is extracted with the “opposite” squeeze.
I agree. It seems counterintuitive but you get more of the juice out.
Yes! I came here to say that too. It's counterintuitive but true.
I agree. Then the seeds should stay out as well 😊
There are gift baskets and then there are GIFT BASKETS 💝. Yours makes me wish I was one of those 8 people who you are making them for❣️😊. A very lot of very thoughtful work goes into all that you do. 😊. What a wonderful feeling inside ourselves when we are giving something to someone we care greatly for…and, it’s all things that we crafted ourselves with passion and gratitude ❤
You probably have Covid. Some lose their sense of smell and/or taste and it lingers quite awhile. I was tired for at least a month. Glad you have things to make you feel better and heal🙏🏻♥️
Kathy I thought the same thing! 😮💨😷
Agree
Whoever gets your Christmas gift baskets are very lucky!
You know if you flip your lemon in the opposite direction you’ll get more of the juice out!! Learned this from someone on RUclips. Works like a charm. 😊
That’s how the chefs do it.
Agreed, I do this too and get way more.
I was going to offer the same advice. ;)
I've never heard of lemon curd being made like this. In Australia (and the UK) we make it by adding the ice cold butter at the end to reduce the temp really quickly. It also makes heating up the egg mixture much quicker
That’s how I make mine too.
I have made 5 batches of the Lemon Curd since seeing it on 1870’s Homestead, oh my it’s is so good . I also have it with vanilla Greek yogurt.
Oooooohhhhhh never thought to mix into yogurt. I buy plain Greek and add jams.
If you're gifting lemon curd as a present, you are giving the gift of love! That is a lot of work! I've been making lemon curd for a few years now, and it's a process! I had to look a long time to find a recipe to can it, because they all said to refrigerate it, and I wanted it shelf stable. Happy Holidays! :)
When you mentioned how you love seeing freshly canned jars sitting on your counter, is the way I just love getting my laundry hung on the clothesline. I truly love to walk between the lines of clothes, sheets and towels and smell the clean, fresh smell of the still wet laundry. Again I don’t know why, but hanging out my laundry gives me joy too. I truly get it, Chelsea.
Chelsea black garlic makes a lovely sauce for steaks and chicken specially on the bbq
I wish I had even just a pinch of your work ethic, you're awesome.
I have a quick and easy lemon curd recipe. Put the sugar and zest into your food processor and whirl for a minute. Add 7 WHOLE eggs and blend. Add butter until smooth then the juice until all incorporated. This makes the texture very smoothe. You'll never notice the zest. Transfer to a 1 1/2 qt. pot and heat to 170°. I also prefer freeze drying it so it lasts for years and you just add water when you have a hankering for lemon goodness! 😂
This sounds awesome. How many lemons for the zest and juice do you use? How much sugar? Approximately how much butter?
What's the rest in additio7mto the 7 whole eggs? Lemon juice, sugar, butter . . . Inquiring minds.
Although my technique is more traditional, I have always used whites as well as yolks.
I use the same recipe amounts as Chelsea except for the eggs. It's just a much simpler technique that started out with blending the zest with the sugar to grind it up super fine.
Oh! Freeze drying sounds like a great suggestion!
Love your channel. On lemon squeezer, put the cut side down in the lemon squeezer. Cut side against the holes on the bottom. I didn’t do it right for years. ❤
Lemon curd as the only dressing poured over fresh fruits cut up in a fruiit salad --- absolute perfection.
Thank you! Seems lemon curd is the you tube thing to do and no one has been able to tell me what to do with it!
Pour it over pound cake...yum!@@jenniferr2057
Wool dryer balls!😊 looking forward to that. My son has added 2 sheep to his goat herd.
Beautiful job on the basement room, Dan & Chelsea! I so very much enjoy your channel. Always so encouraging and inspiring.
I learned about the fermented honey last year I believe on your channel. So I started some this summer and just this week gave to my niece who had been up all night coughing. She texted me the next day and said she had only coughed once that day. Thank you so much for all the fantastic recipes you share
I remember when I was a teenager I had bronchitis quite a bit. My Aunt was staying with us until her husband came stateside from Germany and I had bronchitis. I coughed and coughed and I heard my Mom say to my Aunt “if she coughs one more time I swear I’m going to smack her” well we started laughing and couldn’t stop. My Aunt suggested making “the recipe”. Equal parts whisky, lemon juice and honey. It worked. It was the only thing that would cut that cough.
i call that a hot toddy if you just warm it a bit will cure what ailes
you!!
We had a rooster given to us years ago that had been kicked out of his group at a friends house, we kept him and called him Mr. Rooster, and he slept with our dog and followed us all around the farm. Miss that guy he was so hardy and cool, he was a white Chantecler. He had so much instinct you could never really sneak up on him, he even survived a weasel attack he flew up into the air and landed deep in the snow and my son went out and dug him out lol.
Hi Chelsea, In Australia we call that bowl over a boiling pot a Bain Marie. Also, I agree with a couple of people in here that you’re using your juicer back to front. Although I do flip the fruit back over just to get that last little bit of juice out before I discard. You’re supposed to use the super cold butter at the end to bring the temperature down. I think I saw someone on here say that they didn’t know what to use the lemon curd for, I use lemon and orange curd on toast and on pancakes. It’s also really nice on scones with Chantilly cream. Scones, not to be confused with biscuits as the Americans say as scones are different!
Your office is really starting to come together and looks good.
So good on toast and as filling in white layer cake and tarts. Yum
I learned about Cowboy Candy on your channel. I have made three batches and my family loves it. We have shared some jars with some friends. They want more. I am thinking of making some for Christmas gifts. Thinking of making baskets with beef stew, sourdough loaf bread, jam, and applesauce.
Your baskets are going to be amazing!
I am a new subscriber, so went back to your very first video and watched all of them up to the most current one. Loved them all! Recently in the US news there was an alert to stop using cooking utensils that are made from black materials as they are made from recycled electronic devices.
Meringue cookies are delicious dipped in lemon curd.
You made me smile with you tasting the black garlic x
I would really really like to get on your friend list for a Christmas basket. Lol Everything looks really good.
❤❤❤❤I love anything Lemon or Pumkin 😋 ..Thanks for sharing. Glad to see your feeling some better. Prays for a full recovery 🙏..hugs sent from Kentucky 🤗
One thing I have not made is lemon curd!! Need to try this!!
I’m so happy for you Chelsea!! Congratulations on 200k! You provide so much information and a beautiful, sweet, friendly, wholesome place for people to come to on RUclips. We haven’t talked in ages but I still watch you a lot. Bless you and your beautiful family sweet lady.
I normally cut the end off each of the halves, I find it’s better for using that juicer ❤❤
Glad you are feeling better❤
🎉🎉🎉 looking forward to trying the carrot cake jam recipe🎉🎉🎉
You are just fine. I don't see how you keep things so straight you do so much. Hardest working mon I've ever seen, and the variety of your cooking recipes are remarkable ❤❤.
Keep bringing us those videos we love them
I recently found a recipe for making lemon curd in the instant pot! My taste testers gave it a thumbs up.
Can you share that?
What a great idea for presents! Love your canning information, tips and tricks
Oh, I would eat the garlic, fermented veggies. I am vegetarian, and love your channel, no matter what you are cooking!💜🩵💙
Me too 😊
My husband and I had the cold flu and we were both sick for 5 weeks so perhaps your tonics really did help. TFS Ann
My living room is painted in the color Sea Salt too! I had used it in my first home and when we moved I knew I wanted it in my new home. Hope you feel better soon!
Mine too!
oh my gosh, how I love lemon curd
Great video as always. You’ll probably get more juice with less effort if you put the cut side of the lemon in your juicer face down - toward the holes might like in the juicer.
In regard to the lemon zest, you might like the texture if you use a food processor to process the zest with the sugar before adding it to your mixture.
Hi Chelsea, I love lemon curd and make it all the time. Nothing better than homemade sourdough with lemon curd on it, yum. It freezes really well too. I don’t can it cause it’s just for us so I freeze it in half pints, great video. Love your house rooster too. 🌷🇨🇦
I think I read to put lemon halves between the yellow & green disks & then the seeds stay in the squeeze. Also, it’s easier to squeeze. On top of the green disk is for limes. Great visiting with you & learning! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦🌻
Yum! Thank you for all the things!!
happy for the new room
The gift baskets are truly and awesome gift! Lots of thought, time, and loved poured into them. 💖
In the U.K. we call placing a bowl over a pan of boiling water, a Bain Marie ( French). I make lemon curd for Belgian buns, they are delicious!
I love watching your channel, Chelsea! I always learn something. I am anxious to see the finished office! :) Glad you're feeling better and loved the rooster in the window! and the cat walking by the kitchen window! LOL
Double boiler. I love lemon curd especially on angel food cake. The rooster cracks me up. Good will has great baskets cheap.
My grandma made me an angel food cake about 3times a year. She would slice it in
3 and fill it with the lemon curd and ice it in whipped cream. I don't have a better memory of one of her cakes.
@@judygillespie3242 grandma’s are the best.
Hi Chelsea, I am so glad you are feeling beter! Romanian ferments are the best!
I totally agree. So nice to see the fruits of your labor. Thanks for sharing with us all. Thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. It makes my day!!!
Hello sweet friend!! So glad you’re on the mend. Sounds like you had a bad go of it. Wishing you and your fam a happy thanksgiving from my fam to yours ❤
I'm so glad you're feeling better
They will be wonderful gift baskets. How diverse and creative!
Live lemon curd, carrot cake jam sounds very nice
So glad you are feeling better!!😊
Great video to watch since im gettimg over the flu. My favorites, lemon curd and carrot cake. What a treat for Christmas
Looks Soo good!!
Funsville!
Thanks for sharing your life with us and your ideas!!!😊
You sound much better! I hope you are feeling equally well!
Good morning . Will enjoy your energy
I have a lemon curd recipe using the microwave, does in less than 20 mins for 4lb. Tastes fabulous
Woohoo! I've been working on my annual gingerbread house. I needed a break to watch my favorite channel! Lemon curd is my all time favorite!❤
What a great gift idea. Thank you for sharing. Glad you're feeling better.
I love your channel! Just found it last week and can't get enough. Haha! I watch while canning. I enjoyed watching your family in 1 video decorating the tree. One of the kids was standing on the arm of the couch just like our kids do. ❤ Thanks for the fantastic content!!
Another great video you’re just a little busy bee 🐝 all the time Thank you for sharing it.❤
You’re so gifted! I may have heard you incorrectly- but it sounded like you called it a double-broiler. It’s a double-boiler!😊
Glad you back with us and feeling better!
Lol! My brain isn't working to full capacity yet it seems.
@LittleMountainRanch Doesn't matter, we know what you were saying..
@
You’re doing great. That must have been a humdinger of a cold. Keep up the good work, and rest when you can. You’ve brought me back to my roots- the garden of my dreams this past season, and over 200 jars canned. First time in decades to do any canning- and now, with your guidance and encouragement, I feel almost like a pro!!
Lemon curd is a favorite for my Scones. I’m going to make some. Thanks again for always bringing me joy!❤ Also I loved the story about the chicken.😂 Chelsea you are so talented.
Many Thanks !
I have made this (different recipe). I’m going to use as a filling for cream puffs.
The view outside is beautiful!
Congratulations 🎉 on 200K+!
Hello, what wonderful ideas! I made carrot cake jam the other day and it is just scrumptious! First time i have ever water bathed jam and it turned out great! Think i might make donuts next week and use some as a filling! Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful ideas! Have a lovely day!
I just finished a batch of carrot cake jam! It is a juggling exercise to do jam making in my RV. But I love the challenge and my friends enjoy the results! ❤❤
Try Monkey Butter Jam.... I bet the kids would love it as much as the carrot cake jam.
😋🍌🍍🐒🥥
I’ve never made lemon curd this way. The butter is used after the cooking to cool and thicken the curd.
Love it!
How about a scone or biscuit mix in a jar to go with the curd and carrot cake jam?
What wonderful baskets! I would love a gift like that. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
I love Lemon Curd. Lemon has always been a juice I like. I swap sultanas or raisins as I don’t like the seeds in raisins I use the fine side of the greater for when I make Carrot cake.
Watching your videos is very entertaining and it motivates me a lot. I made lemon curd last year. It is tart!
Good to see, that you feel better👍🦋👍🦋👍🦋
Chelsea you are amazing helping Dan prime your office while you were still not feeling 100%… I am so happy that you are over the flu.. I also love anything with lemon in it.. I went to a church Advent dinner last week and someone made lemon Italian cookies.. they were so delicious.. we had our first snow flurries today here in Annapolis Maryland USA 🇺🇸..
I love watching your channel. Take care ❤️
I am about 2 1/2 hours west of you - just south of the Hagerstown area - -we had it coming down from the Cumberland mountains - it was so pretty - - my 2 cats spent the day on the back of the couch watching it.
@@janiefox3458 I was raising in Waynesboro, PA just across the state line from Hagerstown. My husband is from the Hancock/Little Orleans area. Fancy meeting you on a Canadian site lol.
your office is going to be so nice, I love lemon curd, and I am sure yours is awesome Glad you're feeling better God Bless
I used to trade carrot cake jam and homemade buttermilk biscuits for my orthodontist visits here in Montana!❤
Glad you're feeling better:) That lemon curd looks delicious.
I use lemon extract instead of the zest, turned out great!!!
Thanks for the fun you always make my day..
Check out the video on that 1870s homestead, she did one on canned lemon curd. She also disliked the texture of the zest, and instead adds lemon extract at the end along with some vanilla extract. The result is so delicious! I have made a couple batches already.
I am going to have to try the carrot cake jam - that looks awesome!! I am the only one that like lemon so that one might have to wait!! Thank you for sharing
Thank you for the video and Happy Thanksgiving !!!
The video was very enjoyable and informative so I thank you very much!!!
carrot jam is also great on pork or sea food
Lemon curd freezes beautifully, so if you are hesitant to store it on your pantry shelf you can opt to just freeze it instead. You can still use the jars, but you won't have to spend all that time and effort canning it. Make sure you leave at least an inch of headspace for expansion and you're all set. Bonus is that it will last a little bit longer than in the fridge.
Also, if you find that you don't love the texture of the zest, try using a microplane style grater. They're much finer and I find that it's harder to notice the zest in recipes that way. You can send it through a food processor or a blender with the sugar, as well, I just prefer to use the microplane.
@LittleMountainRanch, the black garlic, you can peel clean and vacuum seal it in small quantities in bags, they will collapse and turn to goo a little but keeps for months!
If you made an extra basket, and added it as one of the prizes in your giveaway, I'm sure the lucky recipient would be thrilled!
Thanks for sharing❤
There is a tested recipe for lemon curd on nchfp site and it calls for bottled lemon juice for the same reason we add bottled juice with tomatoes as fresh tomatoes’ acidity level cannot be accurately measured for canning. Fresh lemon’s juice is also an unknown, especially with all the usually “no-no” canning ingredients (egg, butter, etc). It is delicious and cans-up nicely, and is shelf stable.
I think that is a newer recipe. I used to make my curd with fresh lemon juice and this is what we taught the public, then switched to your recipe. I worked for 15 years at an extension office under the UC Davis system
I don’t think we ever stop canning it’s an addiction.
i know what u mean.. i painted my bedroom sico revelstoke it goes fromsage to deep green at night i love it
If you put a little cornflour in with the egg yolks (maybe a teaspoon), and it does curdle, the curdle will disappear. Only works if you put the cornflour in at the beginning. It’s a tip from Delia Smith. 👍🏻
The idea of a gift basket sounds so good. Will you be leaving instructions (or receipts) with things like the black garlic? Yum!
I'm glad you're feeling better!
Those are going to be beautiful gift baskets.
Have you thought about making salves to put in your baskets ?
Hi! I’m not an expert and I could be wrong so please do your own research accordingly. I have heard that black garlic has significant moisture still in it (like dried fruits) and for that reason it should not be vacuum sealed in jars but instead it should just be stored in regular jars with lids, no vacuum sealing. Anyway, just thought I would share in case it helps your black garlic stay good longer because I know that stuff is heavenly 🥰 if you know I am wrong, please feel free to share why! I’d love to learn! Thanks for all of your videos