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Meyer Lemons: The Joys and Sorrows

I am a guest blogger at  Kitchen Butterfly.  Oz, is a native Nigerian who has a reflective nature about food and culture.  She is spontaneous, adventurous and you will always come away from her blog read with something new.

Oz has fallen in love with Meyer Lemons.  I could not resist bragging and letting her know that my tree this season produced an abundance of Meyer Lemons.  She took me to task for bragging and I agreed to submit a post.

I enjoyed sharing my experience and I hope that you will Click below for a fun read.  This is also a great opportunity to discover a new blog and say hello to Oz who has a passion for everything food.


The citrus blossoms have already formed for next year's bounty and the abundance of bees are helping to ensure a bumper crop. Posted by Velva at 9:07 AM Labels: guest blogger, Meyer Lemons 
I must admit that I have never eaten a Meyer Lemon. Seriously. I hear they are beyond wonderful. Thank you for the link, I will pay Oz a visit.

April 7, 2013 at 9:22 AM 
Dearest Velva, thanks for the shout-out. Your post was a revelation for me 'cause rarely do we think that good things can be 'too much' and present problems of their own! So, I thoroughly enjoyed your musings and recipes. Thanks for comforting me in my Meyer besottedness!

April 7, 2013 at 10:40 AM 
I enjoyed reading your guest post at Kitchen Butterfly and she does have an excellent blog. I didn't read if you juiced any of the lemons and freeze them? Put the juice in ice trays and after frozen place them in zip lock bags.

I have two Meyer Lemons but have them in huge pots on my patio mainly for the fragrance of the blooms. Since they are in pots I don't get nearly enough fruit but am thinking of planting them up at our farm in Grady county.

 
I've just used meyer lemons for the first time last week, which I featured in my recent post! They were amazing! I'm off to check out the new blog!


April 7, 2013 at 2:01 PM 
We've had meyer lemons, but this week one of my coworkers brought in lemon-limes. I'm excited to play with them.

April 7, 2013 at 3:42 PM 
What a beautiful blossom. I wish I knew what Meyer lemons taste like. I will be on the look out for them at the grocery store.

April 7, 2013 at 7:24 PM 
Beautiful photo. I just came home with some Meyer's Lemons from my sister's tree. It was loaded. I like their mild flavor. Great for pies and cakes. I even squeeze the juice on vanilla ice cream. Love it this way.

April 7, 2013 at 11:07 PM Berto Garcia said...

Que foto mas bonita..me encantan las flores ..Saludos desde Las Islas Canarias

April 7, 2013 at 11:17 PM 
My folks retired to Venice, FL and Dad enjoyed picking his own citrus fruit. Anne Burrell (Food Network) seems to use Meyer lemons a lot and I think we've had them a time or two. I wonder if you could juice them and preserve just it, either canned or frozen.

April 8, 2013 at 8:25 AM 
I love the way citrus tree blooms smell.

I'm jealous....our climate doesn't do well for lemons.

April 8, 2013 at 9:42 AM 
I've never had a meyer lemon believe it or not! I love the photo

April 8, 2013 at 12:46 PM 
i love meyer lemons! i don't use them near enough.

April 8, 2013 at 2:52 PM 
Enjoyed your post over on Kitchen Butterfly and I am insanely jealous of your lemons:-)

April 8, 2013 at 4:12 PM 
oh yeah girl! Mine are coming in too- I see them and ti brings me so much joy! Can;t wait to figure out what to make with them first- besides homemade lemonade of course:)

April 8, 2013 at 9:46 PM 
Mrs. McGill has a lemon tree and during the summer, it smells so good on her porch!

April 9, 2013 at 7:59 AM Kitchen Ninja said...

This makes me fondly remember and miss the mature Meyer lemon tree we had in our backyard when we lived in SoCal -- it produced hundreds of lemons. I used to pack up big boxes of them and ship them to friends and family back east. Now I'm the one back east but no one ships me lemons. :-(

April 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM 
I wish I had such a tree in front of my building...

I've never tasted Meyer lemons.



April 9, 2013 at 1:46 PM 
I would love a meyer lemon tree!

April 9, 2013 at 2:28 PM 
I need to inquire about these lemons here; we use lemons in almost every dish, yet I have never heard of these, other than they are wonderful/ love that blossom clic.

April 9, 2013 at 3:46 PM 
You are so lucky to have a Meyer lemon tree! Off to see your guest post...

April 9, 2013 at 4:12 PM 
I started to say orange blossoms, but have just said lemons!! Same family!

April 13, 2013 at 3:01 PM