Conference turris::cooks

    ...say, I was wondering....will this work equally well with a lemon?
    
    Rick

    Absolutely, but don't try it with a grapefruit unless you're
    considering remodeling your kitchen. Oranges are about as brave
    as I'd get. Tangerines are a special treat!

    .....when you make this baked lime you arent going to eat the skin...
    so it doesnt matter that its black....just like in blackened redfish
    you dont eat the black stuff.....
    
    Sure its real, although the author of the note got a little carried
    away with describing what it does in terms of smoke, fire alarms,
    etc......Have you ever broiled a steak under a gas flame?  You know
    how much that smokes?  Well, thats about the extent of it...
    
    While the outside does get a mite burned, the heat has an amazing
    affect on the pulp and juice inside and most of the tartness is
    gone....although there is a tinge of it left....
    
    If youve never had a baked lime you havent lived!!!!!!!
    
    Rick

    Amazing, I didn't actually think anyone else had done this before.
    After being asked what good recipes there were for lime, I
    spontaneously made up a recipe for baked lime, and of course we
    had to try it.  The result tastes a little like hot apple pie.

    
    Well then, I'll have to go get a lime and try it. As far as lime
    recipes go there's always Key Lime Pie, I don't have the recipe
    with me, but I will get it.
    
    

    I'd like to clarify the matter on the black stuff.  For some reason
    there is a misnomer that the baked lime will have a black skin.
    If you do try this recipe, you will find that indeed this is not
    the case.  Waiting until the skin turns black would probably cause
    the kitchen to become so filled with smoke that you couldn't find
    the oven to turn it off.  The baked lime is actually a faded yellow
    color.
       

    Do you usually serve the baked lime as a dessert?  Have you
    ever served it with a main meal?  What are your serving
    suggestions?
    
    rick

    Baked lime works well as a midnight snack, especially with overcooked
    hard-boiled eggs.

    You should try boiled lime. It is easyer than baked and if
    you don't let the pot boil out there is no smoke.
    

    .....overcooked hardboiled eggs......hmmmmmmmmmm.....
    You know, you have some unusual recipies....are these things
    that youve gotten from exotic places or are you a talented,
    still undiscovered, chef.....
    
    If its not too complicated, would you share your overcooked
    hardboiled eggs with us?  It sounds smashing......
    
    You know, in another note theres some discussion about the proper
    way of making chicken soup....you might have the answer to this...
    do you cook your chicken bones before making the stock (gee, maybe
    I should ask if you USE chicken bones for chicken soup)?
    
    I must say, the baked lime and egg sounds like just the thing for
    a midnight snack....might it go well with cold, greasy, kilbasa,
    and a glass of milk (lukewarm, of course)?
    
    Rick
    

    Re: -12....now anyone worth their salt would NEVER boil a lime..
    Why, you should never boil anything, except chicken, of course,
    because you boil all the flavor out of it..
    
    I can see that you are an inexperienced chef to suggest such
    degrading actions towards a LIME...why, thats like suggesting
    that crepe suzettes are pancakes.....
    
    Boiling DOES eliminate a lot of the smoke but the flavor suffers
    dramatically....
    
    Rick

  As I mentioned previously, if you really want to live dangerously,
  substitute a grapefruit for the lime in any of these recipes.