{"id":510,"date":"2012-11-09T19:20:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T19:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2013-03-12T19:02:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T19:02:36","slug":"life-lemons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/life-lemons\/","title":{"rendered":"A still life with lemons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"48e5397a39c6ea4ae31e40d674b2fea7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- july 2019 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9380921822254336\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9798147637\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>We all know the old saying \u201c When life gives you lemons make lemonade\u201d although I prefer \u201cwhen life gives you lemons reach for salt and Tequila\u201d either way I seem to be getting more than my fair share of lemons lately, so I decided to get my own back by turning a few lemons into Limoncello.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3604.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-511\" title=\"still life with Lemons\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3604-300x248.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3604-300x248.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3604-1024x847.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still life with lemons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s my still life with lemons, one litre bottle of budget Vodka, 500grams sugar, 6 unwaxed lemons, and a large screw top jar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lemon-peel-no-pith.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-665\" title=\"Lemon peel no pith\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lemon-peel-no-pith.jpg\" width=\"266\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFirst thinly peel the lemons being extra careful not to take any white pith off as this is bitter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/juice-the-lemons.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-667\" title=\"juice the lemons\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/juice-the-lemons.jpg\" width=\"289\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThen squeeze the lemons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514\" style=\"width: 181px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3612.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-514\" title=\"Mason jar with limoncello in the making\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3612-181x300.jpg\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3612-181x300.jpg 181w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3612-619x1024.jpg 619w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1-IMG_3612.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 85vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">only two weeks to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Put the sugar in a pan with 200 ml of boiling water and simmer till dissolved, add the peel, bring to the boil and simmer for 15mins, then add the lemon juice, bring back to the boil and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Allow to cool for 15 minutes so you don\u2019t damage the glass jar when you decant it. Finally pour into the jar, add the Vodka, and screw on the lid. Gently shake the jar every two days for two weeks.<br \/>\nStrain the liqueur into bottles, (a coffee filter in a funnel works best if you have one), add a little peel for decorative effect and label. Serve chilled as an after dinner treat.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c When life gives you lemons make lemonade\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,4],"tags":[32,31,30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}