https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/ readsalot - Dreamwidth Studios Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:08:18 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios readsalot personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/155174/87067 https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/24349.html Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:08:18 GMT https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/24349.html It turns out that the fruit I used yesterday was a "sweet lime." Not that that explains the soapiness and general lack of flavor, but when I used an actual Meyer lemon to make tart filling tonight, the result was completely delicious. I'm very happy. <br /><br />(There's no picture because it's not terribly pretty--I still haven't figured out the trick of making my pie crusts look good.)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=readsalot&ditemid=24349" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/24349.html happiness baking jubilant public 0 https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/24244.html Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:16:36 GMT https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/24244.html On Sunday, I made a lemon tart that I had to throw away, because the filling tasted like soap. I thought that it was because the food processor in which I'd made the filling hadn't been sufficiently rinsed after its last washing. However, I just tried again, and the same thing almost happened. <br /><br />This <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/02/whole-lemon-tart/">recipe</a> uses a whole Meyer lemon. You slice it thinly, remove the seeds, then grind it up with sugar, and then add butter and eggs. I made it once before, and it was completely delicious. Then, on Sunday, soap. I was trying again tonight, because I had another Meyer lemon that I'd bought with the previous one, and I noticed while I was slicing it that it didn't smell very lemony, and it did smell a bit soapy. So I tasted a bit. Yes, that was the soapy taste. Richard confirmed it. <br /><br />I'm trying to figure out what to do next. I'm not going to make the tart with this--hopefully my partially baked pie crust will keep until tomorrow. But how does something like this happen? What would make a lemon taste like soap?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=readsalot&ditemid=24244" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://readsalot.dreamwidth.org/24244.html confusion baking soap lemon confused public 2