Lemon rind

Lemon rind has high levels of potassium & vitamin C, as well as calcium & a healthy dose of dietary fiber. It can be used as a sugar scrub for skin & as nail whitener.

Zest your lemons while fresh and store the zest in the freezer for later use – or use to infuse vodka in this sprightly limoncello aperitif

A delicious lemon custard on the bottom with a sponge cake on top

Get historical Renaissance candy recipes to make suckets, sugar plate, and candied fruit. Serve authentic sweetmeats for your party or Elizabethan banquet.

This Quick Preserved Lemon Substitute is an easy, passable alternative when recipes call for preserved lemon and you don't have any on hand.

Often when cooking one ends up with juiced lemons with rind to spare. Then one gets a recipe that requires rind, but no juice. The solution is obvious.

Whether you're juicing standard supermarket lemons or their seasonal Meyer cousins, save the rinds for this vibrant yellow syrup. It's pure sunshine in a bottle, made from nothing but sugar dissolved by the acidic pulp—no cooking required! Since there's no added juice, it tastes more sweet than sour, but is balanced by the subtle bitterness of lemon oil.

Citrus fruit and juice have a wide variety of uses in your daily life. Here are 14 ways you can use your leftover citrus rinds.

A preserved lemon lover on why you ought to be one too My obsession first started on a trip to Morocco in 2017: After asking my waiter what gave my tagine the kick I couldn’t quite put my finger on, he revealed the gift of preserved lemons. I’m a fan of all things briny, salty, and sour, so it’s no surprise these pickled wonders made my palate dance. I don’t need to give you a lesson on lemons; everyone knows these fruits are tart and tangy, ideal in recipes that benefit from acidic balance…