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Mark Thomas's avatar

Such a great post, Julia - thank you for sharing your knowledge! I've got lots of citrus fruits in the kitchen at the moment, so will for sure be trying some of these. That lime & ginger one is calling to be made.

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Julia Matusik's avatar

The lime and ginger is lovely, Mark and you could even add a few small pieces of glacé ginger if you don’t mind a bit of texture. We’re just coming into citrus season here so I’m looking forward to some more experiments.

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Ooo yes I think I will give that a go, thank you - I've not attempted making anything glacé yet. May I also ask, do you think stem ginger in syrup would work too? I’ve got a jar that I'm needing to use and thought the syrupy chunks might blend in nicely?

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Julia Matusik's avatar

Stem ginger will work really well. We rarely see it here unfortunately, just glacé and crystallized ginger - all that ginger syrup would be a great bonus.

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Mark Thomas's avatar

Amazing! You’re a star - thank you 😊 I’ll report back once I’ve given it a go.

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Julia Matusik's avatar

I look forward to hearing how you go!

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Kate McDermott's avatar

I love all of these ideas but especially the quince curd as my tree looks like it will have a very good fruiting year.

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Julia Matusik's avatar

It’s been a bumper quince year here so I’ve been using them in all sorts of ways, but the quince curd is quite lovely and a gorgeous pink colour.

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Linda's avatar

This is all very inspiring - thank you Julia! I would never have considered quince curd, but will definitely be trying it.❤️

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Julia Matusik's avatar

It’s really lovely, Linda and a great colour.

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Shell Plant's avatar

Love all this!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I am saving it for the next time I make curd. And I was very pleased to see you use whole eggs, as that's my method too and it's good to hear I am getting it right! 😊

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Julia Matusik's avatar

Thanks, Shell and so pleased to hear you found it useful.

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Tiffany's avatar

Thank you! I have an (over)abundance of limes right now - and yuzu! - so this is timely :)

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Julia Matusik's avatar

How fabulous. I have 5 yuzu on my tree - the first ever and I’m patiently waiting for them to ripe and then I think yuzu curd might be on my list also.

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Tiffany's avatar

I think I had about 5 the first year but it’s gone gangbusters since then.

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Julia Matusik's avatar

Here’s hoping!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

SO many yummy ideas for curd, Julia! I’ve only ever made lemon curd, which I love. But I’d like to try some of the others. Thanks for sharing the recipes and little history too!

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Julia Matusik's avatar

I hope you’re able to try a few different types, Ruth, although it really is hard to go past lemon curd.

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Love lemon curd! 🍋

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Julia Matusik's avatar

Me too! I could spoon it straight out of the jar!

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Me too! When I worked at Sarabeth’s we used to lighten the lemon curd with whipped cream and spoon into tartlet shells, so delicious! 🍋 🥮

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Julia Matusik's avatar

Sounds delicious- I could eat a couple of those for afternoon tea!

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