Preserving Lemons and Limes
Recipe type: Condiment
Cuisine: Preserving
- 7 - 8 lemons
- 7 - 8 limes
- kosher salt
- canning jars
- Wash the fruit well If you can buy organic, that is a great option as the skins are not removed for the preserving process.
- Cut 5 or each fruit into fourths.
- Cut the 3 remaining into halves for juicing.
- In the bottom of each jar add 2 generous tablespoons of salt.
- Take another 2 tablespoons and salt the wedges liberally.
- Tightly pack the lemon and lime wedges into the jars adding a few more teaspoons of salt .
- Press the fruit in tightly forcing some the juice to be released.
- Top up the jars with freshly squeezed juiced form the remaining halves.
- Seal tightly.
Recipe by Nutmeg Disrupted at https://nutmegdisrupted.com/preserving-lemons-and-limes/
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