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Well, a larger-than-average lemon at least. My boyfriend's sisters brought it back from Italy for me and I want to do something special with it - or at least something a bit more interesting than marinading chicken in the juice and putting slices in Earl Grey. It's about the size of 2 1/2 normal lemons probably, and ideally I'd like to use the zest and the juice. Does anyone have any funky ideas for it?!

Slice it and freeze it for your gin and tonic!!! Obviously you will need a lot of gin and tonic to accommodate such a large lemon - please could your friend send me one too!!

They are also really good for cleaning with - put a slice in some hot water in your microwave for a minute and then wipe it out. The steam and lemon juice cuts thru the grease brilliantly. Shame to use it this way when you have the g&t option!!

juice it and grate the peel, mix this with oatmeal, tarragon and a little white wine and cook, this makes a fantastic stuffing to go with fish or chicken.

When life (or your boyfriend's sister) gives you lemons... make lemonade

Lemon curd?
moroccan style salted lemons

Limoncello

I love limoncello!! - do you have a recipe?

ah a quick google as revealed lots of recipes.. and it never occured to me to make it!!

lovely isn't it?
Do you keep a bottle in the freezer, too?

never managed to *keep* a bottle of it at all.. it seems to vanish!
slurp!

gonna make some now.. looks a doddle.

You drink a bottle all in one go!
It's served from the freezer here. But as you say, it doesn't "keep" long

well what happens is i buy a bottle for an occasion... like having friends around for a bbq.... then i have an empty bottle ...

keeping it in the freezer is a great idea tho...

I got wildly excited by the limoncello idea, until my boyfriend pointed out that they'd also brought back a large bottle of the stuff!

So I made a cheesecake, using all the juice and zest, and made the base from ginger biscuits. It's still chilling atm, but the spoonfuls of mixture I ate were very promising...

Thanks for the suggestions!

Missed it, I was going to suggest getting two plastic bowls one slightly bigger than the other. Place slices of lemon around the edges between the two bowls , then slowly fill with water and carefully put in the freezer.

When you take it out of the freezer put it on a deep tray and fill with gin and tonic for a party. Looks funky and keeps the drinks cool also it means people have to drink them quickly before it melts, thus getting the party started.

Ah, wow! That would have been amazing!

Next time, next time...

What is limoncello?

lemon liqueur, a bit like lemon vodka, served straight out of the freezer here, lovely!