Zest and Rind

zest is the colour bit before you get to the white stuff. Rind is the whole thing.


...................I think

zest is just the very fine grating of the rind( use a very fine grater or a zester which gives thin strips), rind is the whole skin.Zest has no pith( the white bitter part of the rind)

what are you making?

yum!do you have enough for 5 guests??

never mind,next time lol.My kids would probably embarrass me (again) by whinging that they dont like lemon lol!.Have a nice dinner, sounds good!I literally dont have anything in the house, the midweek holiday threw me and haven't been shopping,I have enough for tonight and tomorrow so will have to do a late night dash to the shops as the days are taken up today/tomorrow.Sorry to hijack the post

laugh I am never ever taking them to the shops again

The other girls have explained it really well but I just wanted to add I love using lemon zest in cooking it gives it such a lovely strong citrus flavour that you don't get using juice alone grin

Agreed it is so nice in recipes smile I also put orange rind in choc muffins wub

Blooming kids. they're born to keep you on your toes and keep life interesting laugh laugh laugh



That sounds incredibly weird!! Orange rind in choc. Who would have thought it laugh laugh laugh

Lol I LOVE chocolate and orange together grin

Lol I LOVE chocolate and orange together grin

jaffa! yum

how was your dinner?

Sorry Thea didn't mean to ignore you, just didn't see this.
It went REALLY well, my Husband was impressed and praised me well. He said it was delicious and looked incredible. So you can imagine I glowed with pride that I pleased him lol.

thats ok it happens and glad that it tasted good and you got compliments smile