lemon
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Lemon Water Doesn’t Do Anything
Water: refreshing. Lemons: also refreshing. Combine the two, and you get a drinkable liquid with sprightly flavour. That is all you get. Not a detox elixir, and not a metabolism booster. Let me repeat: when you add lemons to water, you just get lemon water. (And if you also add sugar, you get lemonade.) Lemon…
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Don’t Bother Boiling a Lemon to ‘Neutralise’ Odours
I decided to test a claim I’ve come across a few times: that boiling lemons on the stove will “neutralise” odours in the air.
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You Need a Desk Lemon
I never managed to master the desk lunch when I worked in an office. No matter what I packed, the meal felt joyless and utilitarian under the fluorescent lights. Beyond the lighting, and lack of windows, the main issue I ran into is that no matter what I packed — salad, sandwich, or bowl —…
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Do This to Make Your Lemon Zest Zestier
Lemon bars, citrusy cocktails, lemonade, and the like may seem out of place during the winter months. But with the sun setting by 4:30 p.m. or so every day, I personally need a bit of edible sunshine, be it in a baked good, cocktail, or glass of seasonally incongruous lemonade. Most lemon-based recipes call for…