Hey Becky! Just a little tip if you're making curd - the level of acidity of your lemons will affect how set your eventual curd will be. Meyer lemons are less acidic so your curd might be a bit loose if you use solely Meyer - you can play around with upping the acidity by adding more regular lemon juice (or even citric acid if you have it!). Good rule of thumb for less acidic citrus (e.g. grapefruits, oranges, Meyer lemon) is to weigh the juice and add 7% that weight in citric acid - that will give you a nice firm set for your projects
@@AcreHomestead I recently had this happen with my instapot lemon curd. I ended up putting the 3 mason jars into a hot water bath on the stove and stirred them until they thickened.
When l was little girl loved lemoncurd sandwiches so nice but love lemoncurd and strawberry jam tarts not big tarts just muffin pan size tarts make them at Christmas and Easter
I agree about the Meyer lemons they are more acidity to them and I always add another lemon to balance it, I’ve been making lemon curd for over 20 years and I got th , I received the recipe from an English lady who told me that when she first tasted my lemon curd the first time I made it it reminded her being in her grandmother‘s kitchen in London and have homemade bread so I stick with my recipe recipe from an English lady told me that it reminded her of being in her grandmother‘s kitchen in London, eating breakfast with homemade bread and lemon curd, I have also made lemon card for a baker who makes wedding cakes. I enjoy making lemon card and I do juice, my lemons and zest my lemons and freeze the zest with the juice or beside the juice and then I strain it I strain my egg yolks and I strain everything after it’s cooked and let it set with the butter and then I whip it until it is very shiny and then I put it in jars and put a piece of parchment paper on top to keep and then I vacuum seal the jars, I hope you enjoy this process. It will be so rewarding for you.
Another idea for the lemons if you have extra. I slice into thin rounds and dehydrate them. Then store them vacuum-sealed in a half gallon mason jar. They’re great to drop in water, tea, whatever. Also, if you have also extra limes, you can do the same. They make great lemon water. They’re great for tea. They’re great for whatever you wanna drop lemon slices in to make it a little more refreshing, and it does give you a little hint of lemon flavor, after it gets refreshed, they’re great!
I keep the used up lemon/lime peels and make garbage disposal cleaner pucks. I juice my lemons/limes. Make lemon/lime cubes for future use for recipes/marinades or lemon/limeade. Then I put the lemon peels into a silicone cupcake mold with white vinegar and freeze those and bag/label them and put one puck into my garbage disposal and grind up the frozen puck to keep it from smelly buildup 😊
I start by zesting the fruit, then juicing it while it is still firm enough to handle, then peel the pith from the rind and candy the rind. Finally, I can't resist sowing the seeds - they do grow, it takes around 2 - 3 years though to get a flower. It is quicker to take cuttings; which fruit much quicker.
I’m looking forward to seeing your citrus preservation video. BTW traditional orange marmalade is not made with sweet eating oranges, it’s made with bitter Seville oranges, which have a very thick skin, only available in January and February. Preserves made with sweet eating oranges is jam.
We buy about 30-40 lbs of Meyer Lemon's yearly from an organic farm in CA and we dehydrate them and add them to our teas! It would be a great add't to your Raspberry Tea!
I was just wondering if you could do that as I noticed the use by date didn’t seem that long… not a coffee drinker myself but that’s a great tip for people who are 👍💕
Lots of lemons and citrus, but I'm lucky I have plenty of trees of them in southern Italy. I use so much peels in the sauce with garlic olive oil, and often I will be shredded at the end over pasta etc .
Consider freeze drying the lemon juice and turning it into powder. I add mine to everything to add an extra zing to anything lemon without adding juice.
Becky.. Thank you for giving us such Pleasant videos to watch, Your are such a joy to watch, I am so glad I found your channel. I so look forward to watching everything you do .God Bless🥰
Hi Becky, one Easter I did not ha e money to buy a ham but I had a pork loin. I cut the pork and layered it out, filled it with stuffing, rolled it and covered it on the outside with orange marmalade. Yum. Best pork I ever ate.
One table spoon of pink Himalayan salt for 2 cups of filtered water in a jar and store whole lemons or Limes for a year in a jar. make sure they are all submerged, put a plate on them if you need to keep them down, and wash and rinse the lemons
@niknaksim Himalayan salt contains minerals and iodine that is removed from normal salts. But check that the Himalayan salts is true as there is a Pink Himalayan salt on the market that is a fake.
I love using citrus to make cordial to drink during summer. I also make homemade 'jubes' by adding the peels to sugar syrup and coating in sugar. A great lolly alternative
keep the small bottle even after it’s empty ! then you can fill up the small bottle & keep the large one out of your kitchen fridge ! my mom has been using the same small syrup bottle (that fits nicely) for as long as i can remember
I wish I had Azure Standard in my area of New Hampshire but I enjoy watching everyone's Azure hauls and living vicariously through them. Love your videos! I'm always thrilled when I see acre homestead videos ready to watch.
we were unfortunately affected by the tornadoes in the midwest. thank mother nature for givining us minimal damage but down lines lead to inconsistant power so quick meals this week but we are eating out of our freezer once power comes back on
I watched 2 old Becky Vids. It was prior to Orbit and Tibro, there was a sweet little Frenchie named Gizmo 😪. Becky had her hair down...I have not seen that before
I get a gallon jug of maple syrup at a fair from a Maine (where I live)maple farm. Once I open it and it has to be refrigerated I put the opened jug in my extra fridge and keep a canning jar of maple syrup in our kitchen fridge. Yes, it costs less this way. Yes small containers are more convenient. Yes, the big jug gets sized down as we refill the kitchen fridge jar. I think I will switch to the smaller packages of cheese from Azure though. That’d work much easier than cutting a hunk off the big block.
I buy my cheese in large packaging and then spent the day grating all my cheese and putting in the freezer. Works out much cheaper and cheese freeze lovely when grated, and grated cheese last me longer.
If you cut up your block of cheese into 1lb chunks...then pkg individually with your seal-a-meal they will keep just fine...costs less. Just a thought 😊
Yep, Meyer lemons are sweet (think lemonade and baking) and traditional lemons are tart (cooking with juice and zest). I have a traditional lemon tree, my neighbor has a Meyer. 😊 And I just learned from my British neighbor that marmalade is made from bitter oranges! We inherited a giant bitter orange tree - so far we’ve just enjoyed the blossom smell in spring. 😂
Hi Becky, the difference between European butter and other butters is its water content. European butter has much less water, which intensifies the butter flavor. I myself love European butter. 😊
In America Cabot’s premium has more fat content than the European versions and is the top butter in the world. I read it an article recently. I think it’s 88% fat.
@acrehomestead bought the Freeze Fresh book by Crystal Schmidt and haven't put it down. One of your best recommendations. I haven't learned the art of canning so this is a great alternative to preserving food and produce. Thank you so much for always thinking of your followers.
Meyer lemons! ♥️🍋♥️🍋♥️🍋♥️ I miss my Meyer tree so much…but yes! Make the lemon curd with the special lemons. It will be exceptional! Juice some for baking (lemon squares! 😃), but concentrate on the curd with the ML. You won’t be sorry….😉
Becky, if you still have lemon juice, look into canning some Strawberry 🍓 Lemonade Concentrate (from Ball). You can use lime juice and substitute other fruits (blueberries are good and raspberries if you like them). Orange marmalade is delicious on hot buttered English muffins i made some grapefruit marmalade with the remainder of a surplus of grapefruit gifted to me by a friend and used a jar to glaze a ham. It was delicious 😋
I so wish that we had Azure Standard in the UK! The haul looks amazing, I love citrus and peaches more than anything and really enjoy working with them. I found an excellent recipe/ tips on making orange or lemon curd on Veena Azmanov's site, I have made both curds on a number of occasions and they are really good. I use the curd to make lemon or orange ripple ice cream, swirling the curd in when the ice cream machine has finished the process, while the ice cream is still in a stiff, whipped consistency. Leadfarmer has a lovely recipe for a lemon tart, it is a different texture to a meringue, really creamy. Citrus make a great simple mousse, I don't need to use eggs in the recipe. Perhaps one day, you will have citrus trees at the homestead, even if they have to be in a polytunnel or under glass. Thanks for showing us the produce, amazing!
@KentuckyNaNasHeart If you think about how many county residences had orangeries years ago, on the Victorian Kitchen Garden programme, the gardener described having to produce a perfect pineapple for the dining table. We have lost a lot of skills over the past decades, I have young citrus trees in the UK, but they cannot stay outside over Winter.
The Meyer lemons are wonderful just juiced into water. I make lemon water with them, add a little sweenter and it's delicious! They also are wonderful in recipes like lemon cake and lemon blueberry muffins.
I’m a new subscriber and I’ve been all over the place! Today I saw your new home. I need to get it in order but sometimes I come across a video and I have to see it. Becky I love everything about your life, your family, house , garden and cooking! Stay well my friend! I have to now jump back to finding you picking out your paint for the house.
Hey Becky... those Meyer, lemons are really good if you like Margaritas. Add the juice of those meyer lemons to a blender of Margaritas and you'll always drink them that way. Add a little at a time. To where you get it the way you like it. You don't want your Margaritas to taste to sour so Add, taste, add taste. Enjoy
Needed to sit and relax after a long day in the kitchen and I sit here watching your video how relaxing that is to me. Thank you so much Becky you are amazing. God bless you.🙏🏻❤️🤗
Thanks for another great video, Becky! You should start a raspberry patch to make your own homegrown tea! I make blackberry leaf tea quite often and there is nothing like using fresh leaves.
I'm going to pick up my first azure order Friday! I'm excited to use what I get and trying some new products. I did order that cheese Becky talked about!!
I love making my butter into shelf stable ghee. Try it. It's very easy to make and is a great way to free up freezer space. We love using ghee on freshly baked bread products as well as for cooking.
I have a Meyer lemon tree and the lemons are sweet enough for me to eat like orangers. My gardeners eat them when they get hot and thirsty. My suggestion is if you use them, for curd, reduce the sugar. I cook with them, but my favourite thing to do with them is make hot lemon drinks or lemonade.
If you enjoy lemon & lime slices in your water or in cocktails you should definitely freeze-dry a good amount of that citrus. I had the pleasure of getting a small bag gifted to me & threw a slice in my ice water a few days ago & oh my gosh it was so delicious & when it rehydrated it was a fresh slice of lemon again like I'd just sliced it from the fruit but the way it flavored my water went further for some reason
Becky, As an FYI… European style has a higher fat content. Let us know ow if you like that butter. I buy the rumino or Kerry Gold. We had a ton of citrus a couple of months ago. I zested everything, made citrus extracts, and made a bunch of pulpy juice (I just peeled after zesting then threw them in the blender, put them in small silicone cupcake pans and froze). I love the curd idea…
I commented on the citrus vieo that i make food in jars lemom jelly, i forgot to mention that she made hers with meyer lemons, but i used regular lemons, so its a tart, yet sweet jelly. I love it.
I have to say I made that potato pie for Easter and it was a major hit!! I think the leftovers were better than it was when it was first maybe. Thanks for sharing the recipe
Hi Becky I've been growing our own lemons for years, when we have an abundance we freeze the juice in ice trays then when frozen we bag them up, or freeze the lemons whole double bagged to avoid damage to lemon or we make lemonade cordial (very yummy). Have fun.
Just a suggestion….use some of the lemons in your marmalade recipe….great pectin from them. Don’t forget to water bath the lemon juice so it’s shelf stable too!
Becky, meyer lemons are less acidic and do not last as long as regular lemons. Eventhough I'm not a huge canner, I do can jams, jellies, preserves, conserves, and marmalades. I prefer the peels in marmalade to have that citrus bite. If that's what you're looking for seville oranges or bitter oranges I find work best. (For some reason I kept typing "beast" for best, four times in a row!) lol Have a wonderful week. Much love and many prayers. 💖💖
Becky you can always freeze the lemons that are left over after you juice them to use in drinking water to cool it down,something tells me you already know this,I love watching your vlogs ❤
Hi Becky, I just went to a markets this weekend and they sold freeze dried lemons and limes and you can put the slices in water or your cup of tea. I tried one in my tea without milk it was delicious. She also sold apple slices with cinnamon on them to snack yummm.
I have raspberry plant runners popping up all over the place. You've inspired me save the nice tender leaves as I dispose of them to make myself some raspberry leaf tea.
Becky, thank you for sharing your love for gardening, preserving, cooking, etc. I have really learned a lot from you over the past few years. I always look forward to your new uploads. God bless!
As long as you have pure maple syrup, there's no need to store it in the fridge. It's like honey in that it doesn't spoil unless it's contaminated or adulterated. That's why Canada is able to store hundreds of thousands of gallons in the strategic mapale syrup reserve.
Speaking of the strategic maple syrup reserve, it's running dangerously low at the moment. If you consider it a necessity in your pantry, you might want to stock up before prices skyrocket.
Becky- I just made orange marmalade for the first time and it is awesome! You can definitely taste the freshness. Compared to jamming berries, it was a lot more work, but next time I will use a vege peeler that makes strips of rind.
If you find it cheaper to buy large bottle of maple syrup you can store the big bottle in the other fridge and fill and oil bottle with maple syrup and put in main fridge. I have kids and they would dump syrup out so I started doing that because it comes out slower and it fits better in the fridge.
Becky, some more suggestions with the citrus, one is lemon or lime marmalade, which is gorgeous. The other is preserved lemons, which is good with Middle Eastern recipes for chicken. Can’t wait to see your recipes, especially lemon curd.
The only thing missing from your irish meal was a bit of kerrygold butter, you said before youd been to ireland do you find a difference in taste to whats sold in the usa. Im irish and just being nosey😂.
I live alone and I buy a 750g block of cheese, I grate it in my food processor and put it into food bags in two cup portions and I freeze them, when the one in my fridge has gone I just pull one out of the freezer. 💐
Would you be able to make a video of you making the orange marmalade? I absolutely love the stuff but not sure how to make myself and I learn better watching videos.
I just preserved meyer lemons for the first time in February so they are ready to use now. My neighbor has 2 meyer lemon trees and he lets me pick them. I'm excited to see what I can do with them. Good luck with your citrus!
Freeze dry the rinds that is not going into marmelade and make power from it. Put it into cakes or cookie for taste or roll chocolat truffels i it...white chocolat filled with lemoncurd, rolled in lemon powder...dark chocolat truffels with raspberry filling rolled lime powder...
Usually maple syrup doesn't need to be refrigerated, so you might be able to save some more room in your fridge, also, definitely use the Meyer lemons for curd and just juice the plain ones. Meyer lemons make an amazing curd
I’ve come to the conclusion, that size does matter! If the item’s size doesn’t meet your needs it’s not for you! I agree on the maple syrup! Also thanks for letting us know about A-2 cheese. A must for us with milk allergies to A-1 milk.
Becky, would you consider putting the prices on the screen as you let us know what you get? Idk if it varies by state but it’d be good to get an idea of the prices 😊
This has me thinking that I need to make some Moroccan preserved lemons. You can use the rind in a lot of recipes, but my favourite is lemon olive chicken; it’s the best gravy I’ve ever tasted!
Hi Becky, I just love your channel. Quick question, I noticed only one pup walking around the background. Where is the other pup? Or was I just seeing things.
Make Citrus Peel Vinegar Cleaner. It's a multi-purpose cleaner that is heavily concentrated & needs to be diluted. Here is how to make it: 1. Add citrus peels to a glass jar. 2. Cover peels with vinegar and add a lid. 3. Let it sit in your kitchen cabinet for 2 weeks. 4. After 2 weeks, strain & dilute 1:1 with water. 5. Add to a glass spray bottle & use as an All-Purpose Cleaner! 🦋 Enjoy this simply DIY All-Purpose Cleaner! 🦋
Hey Becky! Just a little tip if you're making curd - the level of acidity of your lemons will affect how set your eventual curd will be. Meyer lemons are less acidic so your curd might be a bit loose if you use solely Meyer - you can play around with upping the acidity by adding more regular lemon juice (or even citric acid if you have it!). Good rule of thumb for less acidic citrus (e.g. grapefruits, oranges, Meyer lemon) is to weigh the juice and add 7% that weight in citric acid - that will give you a nice firm set for your projects
Wow thanks! I already made it and it was a bit loose and now I know why! Thanks so much for the information. It still taste good :)
@@AcreHomestead it's cool science! Lemon curd in any form is delicious though, I'm sure you'll make some amazing desserts!
@@AcreHomestead I recently had this happen with my instapot lemon curd. I ended up putting the 3 mason jars into a hot water bath on the stove and stirred them until they thickened.
When l was little girl loved lemoncurd sandwiches so nice but love lemoncurd and strawberry jam tarts not big tarts just muffin pan size tarts make them at Christmas and Easter
I agree about the Meyer lemons they are more acidity to them and I always add another lemon to balance it, I’ve been making lemon curd for over 20 years and I got th , I received the recipe from an English lady who told me that when she first tasted my lemon curd the first time I made it it reminded her being in her grandmother‘s kitchen in London and have homemade bread so I stick with my recipe recipe from an English lady told me that it reminded her of being in her grandmother‘s kitchen in London, eating breakfast with homemade bread and lemon curd, I have also made lemon card for a baker who makes wedding cakes. I enjoy making lemon card and I do juice, my lemons and zest my lemons and freeze the zest with the juice or beside the juice and then I strain it I strain my egg yolks and I strain everything after it’s cooked and let it set with the butter and then I whip it until it is very shiny and then I put it in jars and put a piece of parchment paper on top to keep and then I vacuum seal the jars, I hope you enjoy this process. It will be so rewarding for you.
It's crazy how much I look forward to Becky's uploads.😅
I know!😂
Aw thanks!
Same for me!❤
Amen! Always excited to see what she is cooking, baking, canning next! ❤🎉
Right?
Another idea for the lemons if you have extra. I slice into thin rounds and dehydrate them. Then store them vacuum-sealed in a half gallon mason jar. They’re great to drop in water, tea, whatever. Also, if you have also extra limes, you can do the same. They make great lemon water. They’re great for tea. They’re great for whatever you wanna drop lemon slices in to make it a little more refreshing, and it does give you a little hint of lemon flavor, after it gets refreshed, they’re great!
I keep the used up lemon/lime peels and make garbage disposal cleaner pucks. I juice my lemons/limes. Make lemon/lime cubes for future use for recipes/marinades or lemon/limeade. Then I put the lemon peels into a silicone cupcake mold with white vinegar and freeze those and bag/label them and put one puck into my garbage disposal and grind up the frozen puck to keep it from smelly buildup 😊
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
That's such a great idea!
@@bridgetpavlick2447 😊 Happy to share!
@@MandaPandaBailey Happy to share 😊
I start by zesting the fruit, then juicing it while it is still firm enough to handle, then peel the pith from the rind and candy the rind. Finally, I can't resist sowing the seeds - they do grow, it takes around 2 - 3 years though to get a flower. It is quicker to take cuttings; which fruit much quicker.
My Dad grew Meyer Lemons(he grafted a Meyer Lemon onto a Valencia Orange tree). He was cool and green thumb that way! Enjoy! 😊❤
I’m looking forward to seeing your citrus preservation video. BTW traditional orange marmalade is not made with sweet eating oranges, it’s made with bitter Seville oranges, which have a very thick skin, only available in January and February. Preserves made with sweet eating oranges is jam.
We buy about 30-40 lbs of Meyer Lemon's yearly from an organic farm in CA and we dehydrate them and add them to our teas! It would be a great add't to your Raspberry Tea!
When you make lemonade, freeze some of it in ice cube trays. That way when they melt they won’t water down the lemonade. 😊
Hi Cecilia
I buy coffee in bulk and vacuum seal it and freeze it. Lasts up to one year!
I was just wondering if you could do that as I noticed the use by date didn’t seem that long… not a coffee drinker myself but that’s a great tip for people who are 👍💕
That’s what I do with my 5 lb blocks of cheese from Azure. I cut them into smaller chunks and vacuum seal them. It works great.
Lots of lemons and citrus, but I'm lucky I have plenty of trees of them in southern Italy. I use so much peels in the sauce with garlic olive oil, and often I will be shredded at the end over pasta etc .
Yum! You are so lucky.
Consider freeze drying the lemon juice and turning it into powder. I add mine to everything to add an extra zing to anything lemon without adding juice.
Becky.. Thank you for giving us such Pleasant videos to watch, Your are such a joy to watch, I am so glad I found your channel. I so look forward to watching everything you do .God Bless🥰
Love your videos Becky! You are welcoming, articulate and informative! In other words You Rock it!
Hi Becky, one Easter I did not ha e money to buy a ham but I had a pork loin. I cut the pork and layered it out, filled it with stuffing, rolled it and covered it on the outside with orange marmalade. Yum. Best pork I ever ate.
One table spoon of pink Himalayan salt for 2 cups of filtered water in a jar and store whole lemons or Limes for a year in a jar. make sure they are all submerged, put a plate on them if you need to keep them down, and wash and rinse the lemons
Why himalayan salt?
@@niknaksimhow are you doing?
@niknaksim Himalayan salt contains minerals and iodine that is removed from normal salts. But check that the Himalayan salts is true as there is a Pink Himalayan salt on the market that is a fake.
With all that citrus you should make lemoncello! It's a wonderful summer drink and would be a great use of all those lemons!
Good to be able to comment! Over two weeks plus without working internet! Crazy! Thank you for your videos! Appreciate you so much! 😊❤
I love using citrus to make cordial to drink during summer. I also make homemade 'jubes' by adding the peels to sugar syrup and coating in sugar. A great lolly alternative
Hi Sarah
keep the small bottle even after it’s empty ! then you can fill up the small bottle & keep the large one out of your kitchen fridge ! my mom has been using the same small syrup bottle (that fits nicely) for as long as i can remember
I wish I had Azure Standard in my area of New Hampshire but I enjoy watching everyone's Azure hauls and living vicariously through them. Love your videos! I'm always thrilled when I see acre homestead videos ready to watch.
Wish we had it in the UK as well can dream while watch all these different RUclipss doing the halls
Where in NH are you?? There are quite a few drops in NH. Definitely worth the drive if you aren’t too far!
we were unfortunately affected by the tornadoes in the midwest. thank mother nature for givining us minimal damage but down lines lead to inconsistant power so quick meals this week but we are eating out of our freezer once power comes back on
So glad no one was hurt in your family. Time to start canning !
I ran out of coffee and just like that! I had several boxes of citrus!!!
Lolol
I’m excited about the upcoming projects!!!
I watched 2 old Becky Vids. It was prior to Orbit and Tibro, there was a sweet little Frenchie named Gizmo 😪. Becky had her hair down...I have not seen that before
We miss Gizmo so much! He was the best pup :)
I get a gallon jug of maple syrup at a fair from a Maine (where I live)maple farm. Once I open it and it has to be refrigerated I put the opened jug in my extra fridge and keep a canning jar of maple syrup in our kitchen fridge. Yes, it costs less this way. Yes small containers are more convenient. Yes, the big jug gets sized down as we refill the kitchen fridge jar. I think I will switch to the smaller packages of cheese from Azure though. That’d work much easier than cutting a hunk off the big block.
I buy my cheese in large packaging and then spent the day grating all my cheese and putting in the freezer. Works out much cheaper and cheese freeze lovely when grated, and grated cheese last me longer.
If you cut up your block of cheese into 1lb chunks...then pkg individually with your seal-a-meal they will keep just fine...costs less. Just a thought 😊
Hi Christine
Came back to look at your azure hauls to now when you just did the givaway for the Harvest Right freeze dryer & your at 700k subscribers! Yay!
Yep, Meyer lemons are sweet (think lemonade and baking) and traditional lemons are tart (cooking with juice and zest). I have a traditional lemon tree, my neighbor has a Meyer. 😊 And I just learned from my British neighbor that marmalade is made from bitter oranges! We inherited a giant bitter orange tree - so far we’ve just enjoyed the blossom smell in spring. 😂
I buy my maple syrup in half gallon size. It goes directly into the freezer. When I need it in my fridge, I put it in a smaller container.
I have never given much thought to the taste of butter. Now I feel inspired to do some taste testing!!!
Hi Becky, the difference between European butter and other butters is its water content. European butter has much less water, which intensifies the butter flavor. I myself love European butter. 😊
Actually it is the fat content. European butter is usually 82% fat versus American is 80%
It is indeed the fat but most European butter is now 85%. That's why it is much softer and more spreadable
In America Cabot’s premium has more fat content than the European versions and is the top butter in the world. I read it an article recently. I think it’s 88% fat.
It’s actually the fat content. They’re much richer and you can use a lot less and still get an intense flavor.
I was just opening RUclips to see what Becky video I was going to rewatch while cooking ❤️ You have impeccable timing
@acrehomestead bought the Freeze Fresh book by Crystal Schmidt and haven't put it down. One of your best recommendations. I haven't learned the art of canning so this is a great alternative to preserving food and produce. Thank you so much for always thinking of your followers.
Meyer lemons!
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I miss my Meyer tree so much…but yes! Make the lemon curd with the special lemons. It will be exceptional! Juice some for baking (lemon squares! 😃), but concentrate on the curd with the ML. You won’t be sorry….😉
Hi Kathy
Becky, if you still have lemon juice, look into canning some Strawberry 🍓 Lemonade Concentrate (from Ball). You can use lime juice and substitute other fruits (blueberries are good and raspberries if you like them).
Orange marmalade is delicious on hot buttered English muffins i made some grapefruit marmalade with the remainder of a surplus of grapefruit gifted to me by a friend and used a jar to glaze a ham. It was delicious 😋
I so wish that we had Azure Standard in the UK! The haul looks amazing, I love citrus and peaches more than anything and really enjoy working with them. I found an excellent recipe/ tips on making orange or lemon curd on Veena Azmanov's site, I have made both curds on a number of occasions and they are really good. I use the curd to make lemon or orange ripple ice cream, swirling the curd in when the ice cream machine has finished the process, while the ice cream is still in a stiff, whipped consistency. Leadfarmer has a lovely recipe for a lemon tart, it is a different texture to a meringue, really creamy. Citrus make a great simple mousse, I don't need to use eggs in the recipe. Perhaps one day, you will have citrus trees at the homestead, even if they have to be in a polytunnel or under glass. Thanks for showing us the produce, amazing!
@KentuckyNaNasHeart If you think about how many county residences had orangeries years ago, on the Victorian Kitchen Garden programme, the gardener described having to produce a perfect pineapple for the dining table. We have lost a lot of skills over the past decades, I have young citrus trees in the UK, but they cannot stay outside over Winter.
I love Azure! I’m in CA and it’s fun on pickup day talking to people who are also Becky fans!
The Meyer lemons are wonderful just juiced into water. I make lemon water with them, add a little sweenter and it's delicious! They also are wonderful in recipes like lemon cake and lemon blueberry muffins.
Hi Lynn
I’m a new subscriber and I’ve been all over the place! Today I saw your new home. I need to get it in order but sometimes I come across a video and I have to see it. Becky I love everything about your life, your family, house , garden and cooking! Stay well my friend! I have to now jump back to finding you picking out your paint for the house.
Keep one of the smaller bottles of maple syrup when they are empty and then you can refill when you buy the larger bottle. Less waste ☺️❤️
Hi Melissa
Hey Becky... those Meyer, lemons
are really good if you like Margaritas. Add the juice of those meyer lemons to a blender of Margaritas and you'll always drink them that way. Add a little at a time. To where you get it the way you like it. You don't want your Margaritas to taste to sour so Add, taste, add taste. Enjoy
Needed to sit and relax after a long day in the kitchen and I sit here watching your video how relaxing that is to me. Thank you so much Becky you are amazing. God bless you.🙏🏻❤️🤗
I was getting the same brand of maple syrup from Azure. I saved the glass bottles and they are great for my homemade salad dressings.
Hi Kathy
Make your lemon curd out of the meyers lemons. Can it and save freezer space. This would also make great gifts.
Hi Maureen
Thanks for another great video, Becky! You should start a raspberry patch to make your own homegrown tea! I make blackberry leaf tea quite often and there is nothing like using fresh leaves.
I'm going to pick up my first azure order Friday! I'm excited to use what I get and trying some new products. I did order that cheese Becky talked about!!
I love making my butter into shelf stable ghee. Try it. It's very easy to make and is a great way to free up freezer space. We love using ghee on freshly baked bread products as well as for cooking.
I recently made ghee for the first time at 69 yo. The taste is amazing. So intense and rich.
I have a Meyer lemon tree and the lemons are sweet enough for me to eat like orangers. My gardeners eat them when they get hot and thirsty. My suggestion is if you use them, for curd, reduce the sugar. I cook with them, but my favourite thing to do with them is make hot lemon drinks or lemonade.
If you enjoy lemon & lime slices in your water or in cocktails you should definitely freeze-dry a good amount of that citrus. I had the pleasure of getting a small bag gifted to me & threw a slice in my ice water a few days ago & oh my gosh it was so delicious & when it rehydrated it was a fresh slice of lemon again like I'd just sliced it from the fruit but the way it flavored my water went further for some reason
Seville oranges are the best for marmalade because of their bitterness. If you you ever see some, try making your marmalade with them .
Becky,
As an FYI… European style has a higher fat content. Let us know ow if you like that butter. I buy the rumino or Kerry Gold.
We had a ton of citrus a couple of months ago. I zested everything, made citrus extracts, and made a bunch of pulpy juice (I just peeled after zesting then threw them in the blender, put them in small silicone cupcake pans and froze).
I love the curd idea…
I commented on the citrus vieo that i make food in jars lemom jelly, i forgot to mention that she made hers with meyer lemons, but i used regular lemons, so its a tart, yet sweet jelly. I love it.
I have to say I made that potato pie for Easter and it was a major hit!! I think the leftovers were better than it was when it was first maybe. Thanks for sharing the recipe
Hi Becky I've been growing our own lemons for years, when we have an abundance we freeze the juice in ice trays then when frozen we bag them up, or freeze the lemons whole double bagged to avoid damage to lemon or we make lemonade cordial (very yummy). Have fun.
Just a suggestion….use some of the lemons in your marmalade recipe….great pectin from them. Don’t forget to water bath the lemon juice so it’s shelf stable too!
Becky, meyer lemons are less acidic and do not last as long as regular lemons. Eventhough I'm not a huge canner, I do can jams, jellies, preserves, conserves, and marmalades. I prefer the peels in marmalade to have that citrus bite. If that's what you're looking for seville oranges or bitter oranges I find work best. (For some reason I kept typing "beast" for best, four times in a row!) lol Have a wonderful week. Much love and many prayers. 💖💖
Becky you can always freeze the lemons that are left over after you juice them to use in drinking water to cool it down,something tells me you already know this,I love watching your vlogs ❤
Hi Becky, I just went to a markets this weekend and they sold freeze dried lemons and limes and you can put the slices in water or your cup of tea. I tried one in my tea without milk it was delicious. She also sold apple slices with cinnamon on them to snack yummm.
I have raspberry plant runners popping up all over the place. You've inspired me save the nice tender leaves as I dispose of them to make myself some raspberry leaf tea.
Becky, thank you for sharing your love for gardening, preserving, cooking, etc. I have really learned a lot from you over the past few years. I always look forward to your new uploads. God bless!
Looking forward to all your citrus video 🎉🎉🎉 Love from the UK x
I’ve really been considering trying Azure! I love your videos Becky, they are just sweet and encouraging!
Aw thanks!
Picked up my Azure last night. I live in Oregon as well and love seeing your videos. They de-stress me.
I got the 30 lbs of lemons last year and made a ton of lemonade concentrate and canned it!
As long as you have pure maple syrup, there's no need to store it in the fridge. It's like honey in that it doesn't spoil unless it's contaminated or adulterated. That's why Canada is able to store hundreds of thousands of gallons in the strategic mapale syrup reserve.
Speaking of the strategic maple syrup reserve, it's running dangerously low at the moment. If you consider it a necessity in your pantry, you might want to stock up before prices skyrocket.
I think you need to refrigerate after opening it.
I have never heard of Azure. Maybe not present in New York State. 😊❤
Becky- I just made orange marmalade for the first time and it is awesome! You can definitely taste the freshness. Compared to jamming berries, it was a lot more work, but next time I will use a vege peeler that makes strips of rind.
If you find it cheaper to buy large bottle of maple syrup you can store the big bottle in the other fridge and fill and oil bottle with maple syrup and put in main fridge. I have kids and they would dump syrup out so I started doing that because it comes out slower and it fits better in the fridge.
Becky, some more suggestions with the citrus, one is lemon or lime marmalade, which is gorgeous. The other is preserved lemons, which is good with Middle Eastern recipes for chicken.
Can’t wait to see your recipes, especially lemon curd.
The only thing missing from your irish meal was a bit of kerrygold butter, you said before youd been to ireland do you find a difference in taste to whats sold in the usa. Im irish and just being nosey😂.
Kerrygold is the business,.
I'm a bit biast, being irish.🇮🇪 🍀
I live alone and I buy a 750g block of cheese, I grate it in my food processor and put it into food bags in two cup portions and I freeze them, when the one in my fridge has gone I just pull one out of the freezer. 💐
Make lemon curd out of those also and then sliced the rinds and make candied lemon rind. I did that today and it’s delicious.
Cheese freezes well if you end up needing to freeze the cheese.
I almost always freeze mine it thaws well
Thank you for sharing that!
Yep. I was going to point that out too 😉
Would you be able to make a video of you making the orange marmalade? I absolutely love the stuff but not sure how to make myself and I learn better watching videos.
I love your videos Becky, you are the friend that everyone needs 🥰
@@cynthiafisher9907 I bet she is a good time. Becky seems like she likes to laugh and I love her mom and dad!
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@@lori929 I know me too. In my head they are part of my family now too
Hi Becky! Looking forward to watching this now. Hope you are having a good day!
Use the regular lemons for curd. The tartness rocks in it. The meyer lemons actually makes fantastic marmelaid too!!#
I just preserved meyer lemons for the first time in February so they are ready to use now. My neighbor has 2 meyer lemon trees and he lets me pick them. I'm excited to see what I can do with them. Good luck with your citrus!
can not wait to see how you utilize the produce always wanted to make marmalade and lemon curd myself. great video Becky as always. xxx
Freeze dry the rinds that is not going into marmelade and make power from it. Put it into cakes or cookie for taste or roll chocolat truffels i it...white chocolat filled with lemoncurd, rolled in lemon powder...dark chocolat truffels with raspberry filling rolled lime powder...
for all citruses you can soak in simple syrup freeze dry and theyre so yummy and can be used in cake decorations, dipped in chocolate
Can’t wait to see projects with the goodies bought. 😊😊
You can freeze maple syrup and it stays pourable. I buy the gallon size and just refill a smaller container for the fridge when needed.
Usually maple syrup doesn't need to be refrigerated, so you might be able to save some more room in your fridge, also, definitely use the Meyer lemons for curd and just juice the plain ones. Meyer lemons make an amazing curd
I’d love to hear how much everything cost
I’ve come to the conclusion, that size does matter! If the item’s size doesn’t meet your needs it’s not for you! I agree on the maple syrup! Also thanks for letting us know about A-2 cheese. A must for us with milk allergies to A-1 milk.
Howdy and what a great recent video of your Easter gathering!!!
Thanks!
Becky, would you consider putting the prices on the screen as you let us know what you get? Idk if it varies by state but it’d be good to get an idea of the prices 😊
I check every day to make sure I don’t miss your videos! Love you and your family Becky and God Bless!
I shred the cheese, freeze them on a tray and pop them in ziplock bag. So convenient
I'm looking forward to watching you preserving the citrus and just yesterday I was thinking of freeze drying lemon slices! 😊
This has me thinking that I need to make some Moroccan preserved lemons. You can use the rind in a lot of recipes, but my favourite is lemon olive chicken; it’s the best gravy I’ve ever tasted!
Hi Tamma
That sounds good
Meyer lemons make fantastic marmalade. Best I’ve ever made.
You can safely can lemon curd. There is a recipe on the National Center for Home Food Preservation.
I can give you a recipe for lemon butter made in the microwave if you don’t already have one it is the best lemon butter I have had.
Hi Sharon
Hi Becky, I just love your channel. Quick question, I noticed only one pup walking around the background. Where is the other pup? Or was I just seeing things.
I buy those late july chips at my local store and they have a lime one that is my absolute favorite to eat with homemade salsa! So so good! ❤
Save your small maple syrup bottles till you clear all three, then buy the big bottle, and transfer the syrup to the little bottles.
Make Citrus Peel Vinegar Cleaner. It's a multi-purpose cleaner that is heavily concentrated & needs to be diluted. Here is how to make it:
1. Add citrus peels to a glass jar.
2. Cover peels with vinegar and add a lid.
3. Let it sit in your kitchen cabinet for 2 weeks.
4. After 2 weeks, strain & dilute 1:1 with water.
5. Add to a glass spray bottle & use as an All-Purpose Cleaner!
🦋 Enjoy this simply DIY All-Purpose Cleaner! 🦋
Lovely lemons! Consider making lemon sorbet too!
Please, continue to upload. Every video its recognized by my family. You sre amazing!
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Your family is so amazing. Thank you Becky