On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 21:25:17 -0500, Sky > wrote:

>On 7/9/2016 7:39 PM, Je?us wrote:
>> On Sat, 9 Jul 2016 17:16:18 -0500, Sky > wrote:
>>
>>> Rarely do I use citrus zest of any sort, and I'm curious. Before
>>> slicing the citrus fruits, perhaps it'd be a good idea to first zest the
>>> critter <G> and save the zest for later use if it's not immediately
>>> needed. Then it occurred to me the zest might be freezable?? Does
>>> anyone freeze the zest? This is something I've never seen referenced
>>> before.
>>
>> I haven't frozen zest but don't see why it wouldn't work.
>> Another option would be to preserve the zest, very easy (and tasty):
>> http://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/preserved-lemons
>
>That's what I thought too, i.e., freezing zest should work well for
>later use. Thank you for the link you shared. I've never "preserved"
>any sort of citrus, so I have no experience. I've heard/read about
>preserved lemons, but what about limes, grapefruits, kumquats, etc. and
>more?

Why bother freezing citrus zest, how difficult is it to keep a few
citrus fruits in the fridge. . . I often shave the zest from citrus, a
few days later the fruit is still just fine. Right now I have five
lemons, four limes, and a ten pound bag of navels, I can always
harvest fresh zest... why would any sane person want to freeze citrus
zest... just tells ne peeps have their freezer filled with GAR-BAGE.