Did you know that all our citrus fruits come from three “grandfather” species? I didn’t, until I watched this first video:
A Primer on Citrus Fruit from Epicurious
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A grapefruit is just a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.
— Oscar Wilde
Now that you know all those different types of citrus fruit — or even if you didn’t watch the video — here are some recipes that shine.
Fresh Lime Curd
Curds differ from pie fillings or custards in that they contain a higher proportion of juice and zest, which gives them a bolder, fruitier taste.[12] Also, curds containing butter have a smoother and creamier texture than both pie fillings and custards, which contain little or no butter and use cornstarch or flour for thickening.
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Recipe is in the YouTube description. [2:45]
The lime trees were in bloom. But in the early morning only a faint fragrance drifted through the garden, an airy message, an aromatic echo of the dreams during the short summer night.
— Isak Dinesen
Kumquat Marmalade
Marmalade on toast is most likely the most familiar use for the preserve, but it is also versatile across the whole menu….
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The name Marmalade comes from the Portuguese word Marmelos, a quince paste similar in texture to an orange spread popular long before the commercialization of marmalade in the late 18th century.
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Recipe. [7:37]
If the real world is orange juice, then art is like orange juice concentrate.
— Martin Mull
Blood Orange Upside-Down Cake
There is no exact date when [pineapple upside down] cake was created but most signs point to the 1920s. The two earliest printings of this recipe found were in a 1924 Seattle charity cookbook under the name Pineapple Glacé and a 1925 women’s magazine in an full page ad for Gold Medal flour.
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Though pineapple is how the cake is mainly known and will be the recipe included later in this post, you can use any fruit….
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Recipe is in the YouTube description. [21:44]
And, of course, the funniest food of all, kumquats.
— George Carlin
Candied Kumquats
Kumquats are native to Southeast China where they were first domesticated and can still be found growing wild. The earliest description of the fruit comes from Ancient Chinese scholar Han Yen-chih’s “Monograph of Oranges,” in 1178 BCE.
The kumquat was brought from China to Japan where they became, and still remain, quite popular. In 1846, Robert Fortune, a Scottish botanist, brought kumquats to London…. Kumquats made their way to the southern U.S. around 1850.
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Recipe (scroll down). [2:45]
If life gives you lemons, don’t settle for simply making lemonade — make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.
— Elizabeth Gilbert
1943 Lemon Cookies
These look delicious, and it makes a small batch. Recipe is in the YouTube description. [7:56]
I love key lime pie, although it’s never made the proper way.
— Paula Poundstone
1930s Key Lime Pie Three Ways
The Key Lime Pie recipe is steeped in mythology and mystery - probably because up until the mid 1930's the Key Lime Pie Recipe was just another mundane pie. It ranked well below other types of pies at the county fairs in Florida, and other styles of pie were regularly featured in books and newspapers. These are the 3 earliest dated, documented, published, key Lime Pie Recipes that we can find.
From the YouTube description
Recipes are in the YouTube description. [22:37]
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