Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
To Preserve Lemons
From The housewife's referee, 1898
Serves 10
They will keep preserved for months.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- a layer of fine dry sand, an inch in depth
- a row of lemons
- another layer of sand fully three inches in depth
Method
Put a layer of fine dry sand at the bottom of an earthenware jar.
Place a row of lemons upon this, stalk downwards, ensuring they do not touch one another.
Cover them with another layer of sand, and repeat until the jar is full.
Store in a cool dry place.
As published
This recipe was extracted from The housewife's referee (1898) by Harriet Anne de Salis, University of Leeds Library, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
To preserve lemons. — Put a layer of fine dry sand, an inch in depth, at the bottom of an earthenware jar. Place a row of lemons upon this, stalk downwards, and be careful that they do not touch one another ; cover them with another layer of sand fully three inches in depth
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