A friend gave me some lemon curd, which is made with eggs. She said it
would last a few days. However, I am trying to shed a few pounds and
desserts are not on the menu for awhile. Would it be all right to
freeze the curd?

Diane M wrote:
A friend gave me some lemon curd, which is made with eggs. She said it
would last a few days. However, I am trying to shed a few pounds and
desserts are not on the menu for awhile. Would it be all right to
freeze the curd?

I don't believe it will freeze well. Fill some pastry shells, make a
pie, fill some meringues - and give them to your hairdresser/child's
teacher/co-workers/neighbor. ;-)

It's very easy to make - you can always make some when you quit
dieting. You can also purchase it in a jar (it's usually with the
jams/jellies).

N.

Diane M wrote:
A friend gave me some lemon curd, which is made with eggs. She said it
would last a few days. However, I am trying to shed a few pounds and
desserts are not on the menu for awhile. Would it be all right to
freeze the curd?

If it's a real lemon curd, it should freeze just fine. If it's one of
those commercial ones with pectin and all sorts of additives, likely not.

If it should break when frozen, a little stirring will bring it right
back. When I was in the curd business, we used to ship them frozen.
Worked fine.

Pastorio

In article ,
Bob (this one) wrote:
Diane M wrote:
A friend gave me some lemon curd, which is made with eggs. She said it
would last a few days. However, I am trying to shed a few pounds and
desserts are not on the menu for awhile. Would it be all right to
freeze the curd?

If it's a real lemon curd, it should freeze just fine. If it's one of
those commercial ones with pectin and all sorts of additives, likely not.


If it should break when frozen, a little stirring will bring it right
back. When I was in the curd business, we used to ship them frozen.
Worked fine.

What he said. My freezer is full of "real" lemon curd right about now
thanks to some people's generosity with lemons .

Charlotte


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Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:
In article ,
Bob (this one) wrote:

Diane M wrote:

A friend gave me some lemon curd, which is made with eggs. She said it
would last a few days. However, I am trying to shed a few pounds and
desserts are not on the menu for awhile. Would it be all right to
freeze the curd?

If it's a real lemon curd, it should freeze just fine. If it's one of
those commercial ones with pectin and all sorts of additives, likely not.



If it should break when frozen, a little stirring will bring it right
back. When I was in the curd business, we used to ship them frozen.
Worked fine.


What he said. My freezer is full of "real" lemon curd right about now
thanks to some people's generosity with lemons .

Charlotte


Thank you, Charlotte. Yes, it's the real thing.

Diane M

On 24 Jan 2006 07:13:10 -0800, "Nancy1"
wrote:


Diane M wrote:
A friend gave me some lemon curd, which is made with eggs. She said it
would last a few days. However, I am trying to shed a few pounds and
desserts are not on the menu for awhile. Would it be all right to
freeze the curd?

I don't believe it will freeze well.

Charlotte's lemon curd comes to me frozen, and I thaw it when I want
to eat the heavenliest thing ever.

serene