a lemony day.....

This morning,  after a dog walk in the rain,  I changed into dry clothes & then brought in a bag of lemons from the garage.   I soaked & scrubbed them in baking soda.  I used the baking soda because I want to use the rinds & didn't want to leave any soap residue.

Then I started cutting & juicing.   I made some preserved lemons that will be ready in a month and are, oh, so yummy.  I also have 3 containers of juice in the freezer.  I zested some & have that in the dehydrater.  I will either make up some lemon pepper or use it for popeperie (I can't spell it,  but you know what I mean).  I also used  a potato peeler to take off some rinds & then I candied those.   I'm not sure what to do with them, but online, say that they can be used for desserts.  I had some spent sugar from that,  so I just added some more lemons to see if I can flavor the sugar.   It isn't much,  so it it's hard to say how that will turn out.  Since you boil the rinds & then cook it in a simple syrup, I ended up with 2 small jars of lemon flavored syrup that I put in the fridge.  I  have barely made a dent in my basket of lemons... but it was a start.  Maybe I will start on the blood oranges later today....