make Scrambled Eggs with Meyer Lemon Salsa Verde?

I found one nice, fat lemon still on our very young tree when we arrived (3-1/2months after Irma tore through, so I decided this was a fine performance). I'm from California and have been looking to Sunset Magazine for recipes for decades. I wanted to try this one, but actually had the ingredients for 2 Meyer lemon martinis, so...another time. Btw, those martinis were good.

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/scrambled-eggs-meyer-lemon-salsa-verde

Retrograde

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11. big deal - i have a tree full of them

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 04:23 AM

Jan 2018

and I think the only reason they get any press is cause Alice Waters propped them up (they are a citrus that grows well in the Bay Area; otherwise they're mediocre IMO)

I prefer a good Lisbon or Eureka but every other yard here had Meyers. At least my tree is the old unimproved kind.

Hortensis

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13. Know where you're coming from. True lemons are a

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #11)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:14 PM

Jan 2018

pantry staple for me, like garlic and onions.

But probably other reasons Meyers are becoming more popular is that they can be grown in a wider range of climates and are somewhat more resistant to the citrus diseases that are ravaging both commercial orchards and treasured home trees.

We're in Citrus County, Florida, named for orchards that no longer exist. This winter the arctic air that has once again pushed the weak jet stream down to reach us has killed back a number of shrubs and would have at least devastated a regular lemon tree if I had planted any. But our Meyer is fine.

So, even if winters are no longer consistently warm enough to grow true lemons, I'm nevertheless delighted to be able to grow Meyers and want learn to use them for whatever they're particularly suited to. I'm hoping Meyer lemon salsa is one of those. One of our grandsons has munched down lemons raw when his mom left them out, but his grandma shudders at the thought.

Retrograde

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14. My tree has survived a 22F night

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #13)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 12:30 PM

Jan 2018

We do get freezes here, but it's rare that they go below about 28F.

I use Meyers for everything that calls for lemons - if they're here I might as well. I have a bumper crop right now, so it's time to put out a bushel for the neighbors. They'll hang on the tree most of the year getting pulpier over time, but the juice is still usable.

Hortensis

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15. Oh, so nice to know they can be harvested over time.

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 01:07 PM

Jan 2018

I've read that they may bloom twice a year but can throw out a few flowers the rest of the time also. The fragrance is heavenly.

This is our "snowbird" place (an ancient mobile home), so we aren't normally here in summer. But it has a little porch off the kitchen with marsh views that needed a little privacy from neighbors, and also shade to keep late sun from blasting through into the kitchen as the months warm up, so the Meyer (along with an evergreen star jasmine), is planted for all its gifts.

Speaking of, wonder if No Hypocrisy has put them to use yet...?

Retrograde

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16. Pruning increases the yield

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #15)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 12:34 AM

Jan 2018

I cut mine back every few years: it seems to think "Oh noes! Meyer lemons are being endangered! I must put out more lemons so there will be more seeds to repopulate the world!" and produces a large crop the next year. (They bear on new wood. Beware, though - they're very thorny).

Yes, they often bear two crops a year - and bees love the blossoms. I don't know about privacy - mine is only about 8-9 feet tall despite being over 40 years old.

Hortensis

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18. Sorry, Retro, just saw this. And why didn't I know they

Reply to Retrograde (Reply #16)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 12:53 PM

Feb 2018

bear on new wood? I did already know they're thorny, though.

8-9 feet will be more than enough because it's planted right up against the porch, meant to help create a shady little bower for sitting out and reading. And the hum of bees, of course!