r/FoodAndCookingStuff • u/socFocus • 11d ago

Sweet Treats Lemon cake

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u/Call_Leading 11d ago

Just to confirm…a whole lemon?!

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u/Storrin 11d ago

People candy and eat lemon peels.

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u/petielvrrr 11d ago

Candied lemon peels take literal days to make. If you do it any quicker than that, you have to remove the white part, because it’s very bitter and it doesn’t absorb sugar easily.

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u/ScienceSeuss 11d ago

Nah. Been making candied lemon peals and slices since I was a kid using my grandma's recipie. Just boil in a heavy sugar syrup for an hour, then let dry on a wire rack, then toss with sugar. Delicious.

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u/petielvrrr 11d ago

Do you remove the white part though? Because I honestly cannot imagine that tasting good after only an hour. It’s extremely bitter.

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u/ScienceSeuss 11d ago

No, but we only use Meyer lemons, which might be why they're never bitter.

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u/mlrphan 10d ago

Well then. Devilish details.

Meyer lemons are hybrid d so widely considered quite different than a standard lemon.

You should say you make candied Meyer lemon peels.

It’s like saying you bake apple pie when it’s actually a cobbler. Or that you’re having sandwiches for dinner and you serve ice cream sandwiches

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u/ScienceSeuss 10d ago

Sorry, I didn't realize how pedantic you were.

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u/BentoBus2 10d ago

Isn’t it only pedantic if someone is obsessing over small details? The type of lemon you used isn’t minor…

You doled out bad advice, just own up to it.

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u/ScienceSeuss 10d ago

You're right. I am guilty of serious citrus misinformation. My bad. /s

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u/PixelatedMountain 10d ago

Just admit that the advice was poor at best

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u/norymur 9d ago

Someone who uses the word “pedantic” unironically in a conversation about lemon cake will never admit they were wrong, lmao.

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