Lemons have many often-overlooked benefits, both for health and for culinary, hygiene, and practical uses. Here are some useful tips for using them, and freezing them remains the best way to have them all year round.
The most logical solution: freeze your lemons so you always have some on hand.
No need to wait for the right season. By freezing them, your lemons retain their many properties and you can use them whenever you want, but especially when you need them and for an appropriate purpose.
Lemon juice for better digestion and effective treatment of inflammation
Drinking lemon juice first thing in the morning helps you start the day better. This is true for several reasons: the citric acid and pectin in the fruit have numerous beneficial properties. They aid digestion, are excellent detoxifiers, and help prevent heart disease and inflammation.
The zest for maximum “pep”
Grating lemon peel has many advantages. In cooking, the zest will enhance the flavor of many savory or sweet dishes by adding acidity.
The bark contains more vitamins than the juice and pulp combined and remains the best known detoxifier.
Lemon juice: a beauty secret!
Lemon juice is great for maintaining radiant beauty and good health. It can help treat acne when applied to the skin, make hair shiny, and be used as an effective mouthwash… all at a lower cost than a range of creams.
For the lemon meringue pie
By freezing your lemons, you can make this sweet treat whenever you want.
To make the best ginger cocktails
Lemon pairs wonderfully with ginger, especially in juice form. A truly refreshing combination.
Lemon prevents infections
Studies have proven that lemon can help fight many ailments. It prevents and combats bacterial infections.
With pine needles to clean the house
When combined with a mixture of pine needles and water, lemon is an excellent household cleaning product and is completely ecological with proven effectiveness.
Finally, how do you properly freeze your lemons?
Grate the peels and store them in a container in the freezer. Squeeze the juice into ice cube trays and store the cubes in freezer bags.