Comments on: Pop quiz! How well do you know your citrus?

By: Sage

Sage — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:48:53 +0000

I love the taste of fresh lemons squeezed between my paws. Yum. Yum.

By: Caitlin Saniga

Caitlin Saniga — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:44:26 +0000

The Buddha’s hand fruit inspired this whole quiz! I saw one at Fresh Market, and my mind was blown. It definitely looks like something out of this world, crooked road.

By: crooked road

crooked road — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:50:22 +0000

Oh well, a 56%. I will protest that I misread one question and that caused me to miss it. The question about lime production – I thought it read differently. I knew the correct answer, but misinterpreted. Regardless, a fun quiz! The very last question, I have never seen anything like that before! If I named it, it would be something like ‘Star Trek fruit’. Something that needs to be zapped with a laser ray!

On the use of citrus in cleaning, last summer I switched over all of my cleaning products to ‘natural ingredients’. Not the ones by Clorox, though they work well. Instead, I use vinegar, citrus juice/oils, baking soda, sea salt & vanilla oil. The oils are for fragrance, and the others are the active cleaners.

By: Caitlin Saniga

Caitlin Saniga — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:37:50 +0000

Vickie, what wonderful ideas for cooking with oranges! I, too, like to use oranges instead of lemons in some recipes. I’ve always felt that oranges have a more floral aroma than lemons, but maybe that’s just me.

That said, I’ve always had a soft spot for lemons. They’re just so darn versatile! And not only are they wonderful for cooking, but the cleaning uses are just about endless as well. My favorite trick is sprinkling some coarse salt on the flesh of a lemon half and using it to scrub down the stainless steel kitchen sink. When I’m done, I toss it in the garbage disposal and it makes the whole kitchen smell amazing.

It’s been fun guest blogging, you guys! Thanks for having me, Lindsey! Happy cooking to you all.

By: Kim H.

Kim H. — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:30:11 +0000

D…thought I would have done better than that!

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:37:51 +0000

Kristen, you knew more than I did about the word “bergamot.” Haha.
Vickie, you are a lady after my dad’s heart. He LOVES anything orange-flavored, scented, etc.

By: Vickie

Vickie — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:34:18 +0000

I missed two and scored 78 out of 100. The citrus fruit that I use most often is the orange. I use it in cooking for putting inside a chicken or turkey instead of using a lemon, I make sauces and vinaigrettes with the juice, I use it in marinades, I use the juice and the zest in rice pudding (along with orange extract and dried cranberries) and the most important one is that I add orange slices to flavor drinking water. I love the smell of oranges and try to find cleaning supplies with a natural orange scent. My favorite room deodorizer is Pure Citrus, which smells exactly like a freshly peeled orange. I also love candied orange peels that have been dipped into dark chocolate. Oh, and just peeling and eating an orange is at the top of the list!

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:44:32 +0000

Ok, I am completely wrong. It’s the bergamot herb in Earl Grey, not the citrus.

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:42:23 +0000

Here’s an interesting article about Bergamots by David Lebovitz. Apparently it’s kind of like a sour orange: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/03/what-is-a-bergamot/

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:25:18 +0000

I got a 56%, but if I’d read Lindseys entire post I’d have done better as I made the exact same mistake!

I think bergamot is what’s in Earl Grey Tea…oil of bergamot. I have no idea what a bergamot looks like.