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Charlotte L. Blackmer
 
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Default Lemon curd

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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?

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>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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