When Life Gives You Lemons

I overdid my online purchasing of lemons the other week, and I have been looking at four lonely lemons sitting in the fruit bowl for a few days now. Yesterday morning I suddenly had the inspiration to make a jar of lemon curd from two of them. I chopped the other ones up into wedges and froze them for future gin and tonics. Everyone talks about food waste these days, as if it were a new concept. Waste not, want not! My mum instilled that in me.

[Kathy A]

This is such a fabulous photo! I love lemon curd, I can almost taste it from here

[Casablanca]

ooh my Grandma used to make lemon curd! Such nostalgia. Lovely pic

[Diana]

Beautiful photo of your delicious looking lemon curd and still life.

[julia]

Frozen lemon and limes works well for those gin drinks.. ice and lemon in one.. Love lemon curd ..

[Christina]

Ohh that looks rather good!

[Rob Z]

Oh yummo!

[leggzy]

Oh I love lemon curd and make it whenever there are plenty of lemons on the tree. Fabulous shot - love the patterned reflection on the jar

[Joan Robillard]

Looks delish

[Brian]

Beautiful story telling pic and story

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot fv!

[Valerie Chesney]

A good inspiration Issi!..Yum!

[Babs]

Oh yum, I love lemon curd.

[Margaret Brown]

Wonderful idea, I have two beautiful lemons, un waxed and so big, lemon curd is such a good idea, lovely photo

[Judith Johnson]

A lovely shot and composition. I like the reflections on the jar. I so agree with you about waste, we waste very little. I also make lemon curd. I have a really easy microwave recipe

[haskar]

Looks delicious. I've never made lemon curd myself.

[Pat Knowles]

Such a very attractive & appetising photo. I haven’t made lemon curd or cheese as we call it for years. There is only me who likes lemon things in our family. I use to make it when I did B&B. I very rarely throw anything away……sometimes eating up is better! It’s the generation but there is one in our family who does not! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Bad examples!

[Phil Howcroft]

such a lovely photo and story

[bkb in the city]

I don't think l ever had lemon curd but l am sure l would enjoy it

[Islandgirl]

My mother use to say that, so now I hate to waste food as well!
I've never heard of lemon curd!

[Kathy]

Lemon curd is so tasty. I admire those who cook and just "make a jar of lemon curd."

[LManning (Laura)]

Beautiful still life. Also, your handwriting is lovely.

[Dorothy]

Perfect use for them, love lemon curd and the frozen ones I wouldn’t have thought of that.

[Rick]

Cool capture and good use of the lemons.

[eDorre]

Yum! A fav and such a great process shot

[Issi Bannerman]

@leggzy Well spotted - I hadn't really noticed it!

[Renee Salamon]

Lovely still .. I’m with you. So easy to get creative with food if you have the time though

[L. H.]

Ohhhhh. Lemon curd is heavenly magic.

[Vincent]

Refreshing!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

LOL I don't even throw out the juice from canned fruit. I save it and using in cooking. And lately I've been keeping the "skins" from the shrimp and making a broth from them. Same reason- if you can use it, don't just throw it out! This looks delicious!