How Do You Use Lemons In The Kitchen?
A lemon tree has scraggly branches, dense shiny leaves and purplish flowers that bear no scent. The fruit, however, is brilliant, cheerful and fragrant and comes with a long list of terrific uses. The following offers a few ideas to put lemons to good use in the kitchen. Prevent white vegetables from turning brown while cooking. Squeeze a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice into the water when cooking potatoes or cauliflower. Freshen up the refrigerator. Toss out the source of any bad odors, then dampen a sponge with lemon juice and leave in the fridge overnight. Keep rice from clumping into a sticky mass. Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the cooking water before adding the rice. Crisp up limp lettuce. Soak it for one hour in a bowl of cold water with the juice of half a lemon. Dry the lettuce leaves thoroughly before using them in salad or on sandwiches. Clean the inside of the microwave with little elbow grease. Mix a 1 1/2 cup of water and 3 tablespoons of lemon juice in a large glass b
