June 12, 2010

Our first lemon harvest!

These are from the smallest of the three citrus trees we planted soon after we moved in. It's the only one to bear fruit so far, and the poor little tree was so weighed down with them that I felt sorry for it and picked most of the fruit before they were completely ripe.

They've ripened up now and taste delicious in Jamie Oliver's lemon curdy pud! It's much quicker to make than lemon meringue pie, and tastes great. Even better with some cinnamon sprinkled over the top before you put it in the oven. My new favourite winter dessert.

3 comments:

lisbeth said...

OoooOO I'm jealous.. would love some of that!

ursulasal said...

Nice harvest! That little lemon tree is rewarding you for all the loving care you gave it throughout the year.
Yummy - I'll have a slice please!

anouk said...

sounds yummy!
i've been wanting to plant some fruit trees too!
what a sweet little lemon tree, it must be happy in it's new home.
:)