[CH] Re: Preserving limes

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Rich McCormack wrote,

>I
>have seen a recipe (African...Morocco maybe?) for salt preserving
>whole lemons.

>Supposedly, once the preserved lemons are rinsed free of the salt
>and rehydrated, they can be used for "fresh" lemon uses.

Well, not exactly.....Preserved lemons have a distinctive taste all their
own, and are an integral flavor in some Moroccan recipes. Basically, these
are to lemons what sauerkraut is to cabbage. And according to my source,
limes prepared this way are equally, if not more, tasty.

Alex

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