How To: Make Preserved Lemons

“Why preserve a lemon,” you’re probably asking. Well, cause they’re fabulous, and the secret ingredient of North African cuisine. With a jar of these homemade guys, you now have access to a whole new twist on Mediterranean cuisine, without a shred of Parmigiano Reggiano in sight.

Farm City author Novella Carpenter shares this story: “There’s this lemon tree in an abandoned lot a block down the street from my house (and urban farm) in Oakland, CA. For months I’ve walked past and thought, “Damn, that’s a lot of lemons!” Meyers lemons, I could smell them — sweeter than regular lemons… If we didn’t pick them all, they would have gone to waste. It’s also good for a lemon tree to have its fruit picked. Harvesting stimulates it to make more fruit, to flower and go on doing its job. And so we picked almost all of them.”

Still not convinced its worth your time? Just Google it. You want some of this. Promise.  

When Life Gives You Lemons, Preserve Them! Etsy’s The Storque