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By *ad Nanna OP Woman
over a year ago
East London |
I don't like lemonade so I've had lemon water and I now have 3½ lemons left.
I was thinking of making a lemon drizzle cake, but an article I read yesterday said that the skins can carry all kinds of bacteria and to not use lemon slices in my water.
What a dilemma. No cake, or e-coli  |
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By *ad Nanna OP Woman
over a year ago
East London |
"Cut them in half and put your elbows in them 
Cut them into slices and freeze. Then add to water to add flavour and in place of ice cubes."
Will the freezing kill the e-coli?
I can't believe I've been putting bacteria in my lemon drizzle sponge cakes all these years  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I don't like lemonade so I've had lemon water and I now have 3½ lemons left.
I was thinking of making a lemon drizzle cake, but an article I read yesterday said that the skins can carry all kinds of bacteria and to not use lemon slices in my water.
What a dilemma. No cake, or e-coli "
Freeze it. The water in the bacteria will expand and rip the cell walls apart. All gone. Viruses would be preserved but that’s not an issue here. |
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"Cut them in half and put your elbows in them
Cut them into slices and freeze. Then add to water to add flavour and in place of ice cubes.
Will the freezing kill the e-coli?
I can't believe I've been putting bacteria in my lemon drizzle sponge cakes all these years "
I don't know if it will or not. I reckon scrubbing them first will go some way to removing it. |
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By *ad Nanna OP Woman
over a year ago
East London |
"Cut them in half and put your elbows in them
Cut them into slices and freeze. Then add to water to add flavour and in place of ice cubes.
Will the freezing kill the e-coli?
I can't believe I've been putting bacteria in my lemon drizzle sponge cakes all these years
I don't know if it will or not. I reckon scrubbing them first will go some way to removing it."
I'm thinking the article author couldn't think of anything else to add as the cons of lemon water and assumed people don't wash their fruit.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Grab the tequila, salt and a couple of shot glasses - or at least that’s what I always do 
I'd take you more for a pornstar martini gal."
I had her down as more of a Prosecco drinker but goes to show you never really know anyone |
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By *apnDomMan
over a year ago
London | Belfast |
"Grab the tequila, salt and a couple of shot glasses - or at least that’s what I always do
I'd take you more for a pornstar martini gal.
I had her down as more of a Prosecco drinker but goes to show you never really know anyone "
Either way - don't think she could stand straight up liquor shots. |
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"Grab the tequila, salt and a couple of shot glasses - or at least that’s what I always do
I'd take you more for a pornstar martini gal.
I had her down as more of a Prosecco drinker but goes to show you never really know anyone "
Aww you know me too well!!  But the tequila usually comes out on a night out or when life is chucking lemons my way |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Grab the tequila, salt and a couple of shot glasses - or at least that’s what I always do
I'd take you more for a pornstar martini gal.
I had her down as more of a Prosecco drinker but goes to show you never really know anyone
Aww you know me too well!! But the tequila usually comes out on a night out or when life is chucking lemons my way"
Tequila and you sounds like… some night |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m still waiting for life to give me Miss Lemonbuttercream- what with her being a top quality totty goddess  "
You’ll be waiting a while, she’s in LOVE LOVE |
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By *ad Nanna OP Woman
over a year ago
East London |
"If they are unwaxed lemon's just blend the whole thing, lemon's have a natural antiseptic that will kill the E.coli.
I need to Google that."
Dependent on pH level.
I need a pH level test kit |
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Have you always made your lemon drizzle cake the same way? Has anyone ever been ill?
I mean I ate blackberries straight form the plant yesterday. I know it has fruit fly larvae in them. But meh I always have eaten them straight and it's not killed me yet. |
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By *ad Nanna OP Woman
over a year ago
East London |
"Have you always made your lemon drizzle cake the same way? Has anyone ever been ill?
I mean I ate blackberries straight form the plant yesterday. I know it has fruit fly larvae in them. But meh I always have eaten them straight and it's not killed me yet. "
People may or may not have been ill after eating my cakes. |
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"Have you always made your lemon drizzle cake the same way? Has anyone ever been ill?
I mean I ate blackberries straight form the plant yesterday. I know it has fruit fly larvae in them. But meh I always have eaten them straight and it's not killed me yet.
People may or may not have been ill after eating my cakes."
I'm sure they haven't  |
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By *apnDomMan
over a year ago
London | Belfast |
"Have you always made your lemon drizzle cake the same way? Has anyone ever been ill?
I mean I ate blackberries straight form the plant yesterday. I know it has fruit fly larvae in them. But meh I always have eaten them straight and it's not killed me yet.
People may or may not have been ill after eating my cakes.
I'm sure they haven't "
Depends on how many they had? |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"Doesn't cooking the cake (and lemon peel) at 200 degrees kill any bacteria?"
It's probably at 185, but yes it should kill the bacteria. However, to make the drizzle you take lemon juice and add sugar, then you drizzle it over the warm cake so that it soaks in. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Doesn't cooking the cake (and lemon peel) at 200 degrees kill any bacteria?
It's probably at 185, but yes it should kill the bacteria. However, to make the drizzle you take lemon juice and add sugar, then you drizzle it over the warm cake so that it soaks in."
Oh yeah. Forgot that bit.
Really want some lemon drizzle cake now. |
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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago
Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands |
"Wash the lemons.
E-coli gone. "
Just this
I have been using lemons for Lemon Marmalade, Lemon Curd, Lemon Drizzle cakes and of course a slice of lemon in my G & T for more years than I can remember without any issues. |
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"Doesn't cooking the cake (and lemon peel) at 200 degrees kill any bacteria?
It's probably at 185, but yes it should kill the bacteria. However, to make the drizzle you take lemon juice and add sugar, then you drizzle it over the warm cake so that it soaks in."
But you are not using the skin of the lemon when you juice it so it not a problem. |
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