I'm quite ridiculously proud of this. Christchurch, you see, isn't exactly the best place to grow citrus. I'm a bunny who likes cooler weather, but unfortunately some of my favourite fruits don't.
However, I've had a certain amount of success on the lime front - I have a standardised Tahitian lime in a pot on my burrow's porch, which is north-facing and very sunny (and beautifully dug if I do say so myself), with an eave to protect my lovely limes from frosts. This year it had a stupendous twenty-five limes on it - on one tiny tree! I'm so happy I could skip.
I also have a kaffir lime on the same porch which is doing equally well, so this bunny might be dabbling in Thai cuisine soon - vege stir fry I think!
My favourite way to consume limes is a simple splash of juice in cool soda water, but I've been making use of the bounty in other ways too. I couldn't resist making some lime curd (or lime honey as we tend to call it around here) and some lovely jars of lime marmalade. Such a productive bunny, I am!
Nibble of toast, anyone?
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