LEMON CULINARY USES ...

Coat the shells of eggs that you are going to hard boil , to prevent the shells from cracking . To make the peeling of the shells from hard boiled eggs easier add 1 tsp of lemon juice to the boiling water . Add a squeeze of lemon juice to a pot of boiling beans , brocoli or cauliflower to brighten the colour of the vegetable . Buttermilk can be made by adding 1 tbs of lemon or cider vinegar to 1 cup of milk . Flavour a whole chicken by putting lemon wedges inside the cavity before cooking . When whipping cream add a squezze of lemon juice to the cream , it will thicken in half the the time . Add lemon juice to your liquid when poaching white fish , this will make the fish firmer and whiter to serve . Marinate uncooked meat in lemon juice to tenderise it . To make rice fluffier add 1 tbs of lemon juice while it is cooking , the addition of lemon will also stop it from sticking together .