citrus
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Can Lemons Really Make Your Whites Whiter?
There are endless hacks about how to keep your white clothes clean without hard chemicals. Some suggestions include baking soda, vinegar, and even aspirin — which, fine, we’re hardly opposed to getting creative. One option, though, involves boiling your whites with lemons, and while citric acid really is a good way to clean a lot…
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You Should Freeze Your Juiced Lemon Peels
Lemons are one of the few — or maybe one of two — fruits with peels as valuable as their juicy flesh. Lemon zest is one of the quickest ways you can add the essence of sunshine to your dish, but sometimes you don’t need juice and zest at the same time, and these out-of-sync…
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Grapefruit and Chartreuse Make a Chill Couple
One of my favourite parts of moving to a new neighbourhood is finding all my new “spots.” A new bar, a new coffee shop, a new corner store — picking one of each and frequenting them all with regularity is fun for me. But due to Covid, I haven’t been able to mingle with my…
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Preserve Buddha’s Hand Citron Just As You Would Lemon
Preserved lemons are something special. They somehow manage to bring all five flavours to the table. With only two ingredients — lemon and salt — their primary flavours are (obviously) sour and salty, but after hanging out at room temperature for a while, the citrus mellows, developing a gentle sweetness with just a bit of…