ZEST!
"Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement's" ~ traditional English nursery rhyme.
I have plenty of oranges and lemons at the moment and have been thinking of how to use them up ~ both their inners and their flavoursome outer zesty skins. I have zealously zipped through a few recipe books looking for ideas ~ maybe in marmalade, a lemon drizzle cake or perhaps in zabaglione. I have been wondering whether any of the fruit in my fruit bowl comes from the orange groves of Zaragoza ~ surely the odds must be more than one in a zillion.
An interesting explanation of the nursery rhyme can be found here.
Zoom over now to to ABC Wednesday for so much more on the letter Z!
Terrific post for the Z Day! And lots of great Zs! Can't believe we've done it again!! I'm sure it'll be easier next week with A!! Hope your week is going well! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
I remember the first time I saw the word zest as a verb. It was actually zesting an orange, and I had NO idea what the writer was talking about!
ReplyDeleteROG, ABC Wednesday team
What a zesty post. I love kumquats because of their zesty flavor.
ReplyDeleteAn Arkies Musings
Hope you come up with something zesty but wish you lived close by so you could invite me over to have a taste! lol See you in Round 8, I hope. :D
ReplyDeleteNicely done - I went and had a look at ABC Wedbesdays - but it seemed like Z was a bad place to start - so maybe next time - A seems like a better plan
ReplyDeleteYes, many recipes need just a touch of lemon or orange ZEST!
ReplyDeleteHi again - sharpness is usually a function of processing. Can i ask what software you use and your workflow when saving for the web ?
ReplyDeleteVery original use of the word zest. The zest of lemon just brightens anything. Great post.
ReplyDeleteA lemon drizzle cake sounds fab. My mouth's watering now at the thought.
ReplyDeleteI just bought a nice big bag of large oranges, and can visualize a nice orange loaf full of orange and lemon Zest. Great choice for Z.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful selection of fruit - zest of lemon works in almost anything, I think! Good Z post.
ReplyDeleteHi Anna - the zenith of ABC Wednesday captured in a zany way. I aim one day to follow the route of the churches of this rhyme
ReplyDeleteLaura
Wonderful post, and one of my favorite nursery rhymes. Thank you for providing the link, I thought it was 'Shawditch', but now I know otherwise.
ReplyDeleteWell done Anna for coming up with not one but several Z's!
ReplyDeleteIt has to be lemon drizzle cake - a firm favourite here too!
Jeanne
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Anna, wonderful Z's and my mouth too is watering!
ReplyDeleteHelenMac, ABC team
Your post is a shamelessly clever exploitation of the letter "Z". I vote that you make marmalade- it is my favorite jam.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure your software will let you get really sharp pictures - there's an email address on my profile if you want me to message you how
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