On 1/10/2015 10:52 PM, John Larkin wrote:> I just finished installing my spiffy new waterproof 12-volt LED > RatLamp (tm). > > The critter had been skinning our Meyer lemons > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Food/Lemons_Post-Rat.JPG > > and the light seems to keep them away.Yikes! *Just* wants the skins/peels? I'd not have thought it possible to "peel" a Meyers! Ours (Modified/Improved Meyers) have skins that are so thin that it makes juicing them difficult (the skin provides very little barrier between your fingers and the juicer!). By contrast, the Lisbon had considerably thicker skins -- more like an orange (in thickness).
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Hi Dimiter, On 1/10/2015 6:53 PM, Dimiter_Popoff wrote:>> I use a lot of lemon juice in my tea. I think I've already consumed more >> than a quart (~liter) -- a tablespoon (15ml) at a time -- of it in the few >> weeks since I juiced them! > > Oh you are lucky we live at the other side of the globe, I would have > insisted on a lemonade party were we somewhat closer :D .I've never made lemonade. Besides its use in tea, I use the lemons in some baked goods (juice and zest) and lemon sherbet. There are never "enough" on the tree to satisfy our needs over the course of a full year (we freeze the juice to preserve it beyond the immediate time when the fruit are harvested). Poor tree is confused, this year. I see a few score fruit have already started to develop (shouldn't happen until Spring -- so, they'll be "lost") Equally disproportionate need for the oranges. We've planted different varieties (for different purposes) to ensure the crops come due at different times (though all are "winter fruit"). The *limes*, OTOH, are overly abundant -- easily 400 "lemon sized" fruit on a single tree -- and there's only so much you can use fresh lime, lime juice, etc. *for*!
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:22:12 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote:>On 1/10/2015 10:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: > >> I just finished installing my spiffy new waterproof 12-volt LED >> RatLamp (tm). >> >> The critter had been skinning our Meyer lemons >> >> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Food/Lemons_Post-Rat.JPG >> >> and the light seems to keep them away. > >Yikes! *Just* wants the skins/peels?Maybe they have a recipe that calls for lemon zest. The location where some of those are hanging, the rat must have a ladder or a tiny helicopter to skin them so perfectly. -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:38:41 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote:>Hi Dimiter, > >On 1/10/2015 6:53 PM, Dimiter_Popoff wrote: >>> I use a lot of lemon juice in my tea. I think I've already consumed more >>> than a quart (~liter) -- a tablespoon (15ml) at a time -- of it in the few >>> weeks since I juiced them! >> >> Oh you are lucky we live at the other side of the globe, I would have >> insisted on a lemonade party were we somewhat closer :D . > >I've never made lemonade. Besides its use in tea, I use the lemons >in some baked goods (juice and zest) and lemon sherbet. There are >never "enough" on the tree to satisfy our needs over the course of >a full year (we freeze the juice to preserve it beyond the immediate >time when the fruit are harvested). Poor tree is confused, this year. >I see a few score fruit have already started to develop (shouldn't >happen until Spring -- so, they'll be "lost") > >Equally disproportionate need for the oranges. We've planted different >varieties (for different purposes) to ensure the crops come due at different >times (though all are "winter fruit"). > >The *limes*, OTOH, are overly abundant -- easily 400 "lemon sized" fruit >on a single tree -- and there's only so much you can use fresh lime, lime >juice, etc. *for*!Key lime pie! -- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc picosecond timing laser drivers and controllers jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com http://www.highlandtechnology.com
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On 1/11/2015 11:15 AM, John Larkin wrote:> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:38:41 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote:>> The *limes*, OTOH, are overly abundant -- easily 400 "lemon sized" fruit >> on a single tree -- and there's only so much you can use fresh lime, lime >> juice, etc. *for*! > > Key lime pie!Key limes are more tart/bitter. Ours are very sweet (for limes, that is). And, considerably larger -- most key limes that I've seen are the size of golf balls.
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:15:27 -0800, John Larkin wrote:> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:38:41 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote:>>The *limes*, OTOH, are overly abundant -- easily 400 "lemon sized" fruit >>on a single tree -- and there's only so much you can use fresh lime, >>lime juice, etc. *for*! > > Key lime pie!Avocado/Lime pie as well. Juice, avocado pulp, condensed milk, egg yolk, crumb crust. Mel.
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On 1/11/2015 11:14 AM, John Larkin wrote:> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:22:12 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote: > >> On 1/10/2015 10:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> >>> I just finished installing my spiffy new waterproof 12-volt LED >>> RatLamp (tm). >>> >>> The critter had been skinning our Meyer lemons >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Food/Lemons_Post-Rat.JPG >>> >>> and the light seems to keep them away. >> >> Yikes! *Just* wants the skins/peels? > > Maybe they have a recipe that calls for lemon zest. > > The location where some of those are hanging, the rat must have a > ladder or a tiny helicopter to skin them so perfectly.I suspect climb. Neighbor had someone trimming palm trees last year. (Always nerve-wracking to watch those guys "dangling" on such a flimsy "tree trunk".) After a few minutes of work, guy screamed and pushed himself away from the tree (his harness kept him from falling). Turns out, he'd encountered a (live) *snake* some 40 feet up the tree...
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On 1/10/2015 6:36 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:>> E.g., our limes are bigger than store-bought *lemons*; lemons bigger >> than oranges; oranges bigger than grapefruit; etc. Neighbors, OTOH, >> have little *dinky* fruit... why bother growing it if you aren't >> going to grow it *well*? > > IOW: Go big, or go home! :)It just seems silly to invest *any* effort (e.g., water!) in a fruit bearing tree if your intention isn't to enjoy the fruit (or, let others enjoy it if not you). One neighbor routinely delivers a bag of lemons each year to each of his neighbors. "Gee, how thoughtful!" But, he has no interest in the tree so his fruit are really pretty *bad*. I.e., you're not doing anyone any favors giving them crappy fruit! :-/
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On 1/11/2015 11:24 AM, Mel Wilson wrote:> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:15:27 -0800, John Larkin wrote: >> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:38:41 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote: > >>> The *limes*, OTOH, are overly abundant -- easily 400 "lemon sized" fruit >>> on a single tree -- and there's only so much you can use fresh lime, >>> lime juice, etc. *for*! >> >> Key lime pie! > > Avocado/Lime pie as well. Juice, avocado pulp, condensed milk, egg yolk, > crumb crust.SWMBO might like that. She primarily uses the limes to make fresh guacamole. Me? Not fond of avocado in any form! :-( (lime sherbet is about the limit for my lime consumption -- and, a little of that goes a LONG way!)
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On 11.1.2015 г. 20:14, John Larkin wrote:> On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:22:12 -0700, Don Y <this@is.not.me.com> wrote: > >> On 1/10/2015 10:52 PM, John Larkin wrote: >> >>> I just finished installing my spiffy new waterproof 12-volt LED >>> RatLamp (tm). >>> >>> The critter had been skinning our Meyer lemons >>> >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/53724080/Food/Lemons_Post-Rat.JPG >>> >>> and the light seems to keep them away. >> >> Yikes! *Just* wants the skins/peels? > > Maybe they have a recipe that calls for lemon zest. > > The location where some of those are hanging, the rat must have a > ladder or a tiny helicopter to skin them so perfectly. > >But are you sure it is a rat? My jaw was hanging while I looked at your photo, I'd be pretty restless trying to take a shot of the creature at work in your place I suppose... All the better if the shot would then reveal Mousy on a quadcopter drone, preferably in a space suit :D. Dimiter ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.flickr.com/photos/didi_tgi/
