Freezing Fruits and Herbs
I recently read an article about freezing various fruits in ice cube trays. I've been freezing fruits for quite some time now. Specifically lemons. I was buying the large bags of nice big lemons and piling them into a bowl as a center piece for my table. They were lovely to look at and even gave of a faint "lemony" smell. The only problem was that some of them would go bad before I got a chance to use them. (Never store your lemons in the refrigerator. It makes them bitter.) It occurred to me that since I usually slice lemons for my tea/water that I could slice them, freeze them on a parchment lined cookie sheet and then transfer to bags. Now, when I want a few slices for my water or tea all I need to do is take a few from the freezer. This will work with whatever fruit you have on hand. I stock up on whatever fruit happens to be in season/on sale and use the same method. Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, pineapple, lemons, limes, ...