Recipes

[DiAnne]

These are great for an edible garnish on anything lemon.

1 cup sugar

2 T fresh lemon juice

3/4 cup water
2 small lemons, thinly sliced

Line a jelly-roll pan with wax paper or parchment paper.  Stir together first 3 ingredients in a large skillet over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.  Add the lemon slices in a single layer.  Simmer gently turning occasionally for about 15 minutes until rinds are soft.  Remove from heat.  Place in single layer in pan.  Cool completely.  Cover and chill 2 hours.  Reserve the syrup for another use.  Makes 8 to 10 slices.

Try to get the smallest lemons you can.  If you use larger lemons you get holes turning them. 

[sunshine45]

would work well with limes also......thanks!

this also sounds good for a garnish for cocktails.

[DiAnne]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

would work well with limes also......thanks!

this also sounds good for a garnish for cocktails.

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Good idea.  I never thought of using limes.  Sometimes it is hard to find small lemons.

[corita]

Does sound good!!  My mom used to candy orange and grapefruit slices during the holidays.  Used them as garnish on different flavored holiday cakes....