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Diane M
 
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Default Lemon curd

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

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>>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.

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> What he said. My freezer is full of "real" lemon curd right about now
> thanks to some people's generosity with lemons .
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> Charlotte
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Thank you, Charlotte. Yes, it's the real thing.

Diane M