One of my favorite parts of
Sunset's February issue is all the talk about citrus. I once had a dream to own a meyer lemon tree. I do now- 2 potted dwarf citrus plants right by the sliding back door.
And we were also lucky enough to move into a home with a great (overgrown) lemon tree in the corner of our very small concrete back "yard" that doesn't stop giving us big lemons. They make me happy (something about citrus in the winter), but I have an over-abundance. We've done fresh squeezed lemonade for a dinner for 9, lemon yogurt muffins, lemon ricotta pancakes, lemon & parmesan risotto. Every week, a new lemon recipe is almost necessary before my bowl of picked lemons slowly shrink and shrivel. I can't keep up with them & love this dilemma.
Inspired by
this couple who owns 1/4 acre backyard with an orchard of citrus trees in Costa Mesa, Sunset says to "
share the season-- give your extra lemons and limes to neighbors, or host a citrus party." Of course. A citrus party.
Now I'm wanting to start a citrus club. My lemons for your kumquats/tangerines/mexican limes/blood oranges. Anyone in?
I loved that story in the magazine. I keep flipping back to it in my own copy and am sorely tempted to abandon Idaho for a sunny orange grove in CA.
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