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justaprogressive

(5,186 posts)
84. Limes!
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 11:25 AM
Aug 4

the versatile fruit!

THERE ARE A HUNDRED AND ONE USES FOR A LIME...

Use the juice, grate the peel or plant the seed and grow a tree.

Slice it, wedge it or quarter it. Here are just a few ideas:

Of course, use lime with tea, iced or hot

Serve lime wedges with Florida oysters on the half shell.

Squeeze juice on oyster before eating.

Lime juice preserves the color of avocados, mangos, bananas
and apples; enhances the flavor of melons and papayas.

A generous dash of lime juice in a cup of beef consomme,
adds excitement to an old stand-by.

‘The afficianado imbibes tequila ritually with salt at the base
of the thumb and a wedge of. lime held gallantly between
thumb and forefinger. One licks the salt, tosses off a shot of
the cactus liquor and sucks the lime, all in one easy, fluid motion

Rub fish with lime before cooking.

Put a slice of lime pierced with a whole clove in the bottom of your tea cup,

Put a dollop of slightly thawed limeade concentrate over your bowl of breakfast berries.

Float very thin slices of lime in clear soup.

Squeeze lime juice over melon balls and top with shredded
coconut for a palate pleasing end to a luncheon.

Before broiling chicken, “wash” in water to which lime juice has been added.

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green beans! Just bought some at the Farmers Market and will have lunch; riversedge Aug 2 #1
Getting about a pound a day from the garden... MiHale Aug 2 #2
Thank you very much riversedge, Enjoy your lunch debm55 Aug 2 #3
Watermelon Radish... MiHale Aug 2 #4
Thank you very much, MiHale. This is the first time I heard of them . Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 2 #5
Hee, hee, hee - they're adorable! How pretty! Ty. electric_blue68 Aug 2 #13
Thank you very much for the link with watermelon-radish, MiHale. They do look like little watermelons. debm55 Aug 2 #15
Avocados sorcrow Aug 2 #6
Thank you very much, socrow. I agree---yummy debm55 Aug 2 #7
Toast enid602 Aug 2 #29
Wow, Thank you enid602 and enjoy your lunch and trip. debm55 Aug 2 #34
I think spinach is awesome! pandr32 Aug 2 #8
Thank you very much for spinach. pandr32. I so enjoy Spanakopita. debm55 Aug 2 #9
This half Greek-American loves Spanakopita! electric_blue68 Aug 2 #14
Kiwi ! and then honorable mentions for a whole list stopdiggin Aug 2 #10
Wow, what a list. Thank you, stopdiggin. for the assortment of green fruits and veggies. debm55 Aug 2 #16
Broccoli. It's versatile, delicious and very nutritious... ms liberty Aug 2 #11
Thank you ms. liberty for including broccoli and their various uses. debm55 Aug 2 #17
Avocado, hands down! Veggie would probably be asparagus. electric_blue68 Aug 2 #12
Thank you very much, electric_blue68 for your green choices. debm55 Aug 2 #18
I like every green vegetable, even okra! 😁 But if I had KitFox Aug 2 #19
Thank you very much for your selections. KitFox. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #20
Fruit, I'll Go With Your Choice, Or... ProfessorGAC Aug 2 #21
Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. Great selections. debm55 Aug 2 #22
Almost sure you'll appreciate this... electric_blue68 Aug 2 #46
Sounds Cool! ProfessorGAC Aug 2 #47
Neat!.... electric_blue68 Aug 2 #48
It's a tie between collard greens, broccoli, spinach, and watermelon. LoisB Aug 2 #23
Thank you very much for sharing with us LoisB, Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #26
I cannot argue with any of those! OldBaldy1701E Aug 4 #80
Thank you, OldBaldy1701E. LoisB Aug 4 #81
Here comes a curveball, Wasabi JMCKUSICK Aug 2 #24
Thank you very much, John. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #25
Fruit: kiwi. Vegetable: English peas. nt Ilsa Aug 2 #27
Thank you ,llsa for sharing your selections. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #28
Okra Iris Aug 2 #30
Thank you Iris. Enjoy you for sharing your Okra with us. debm55 Aug 2 #35
I grew up in Texas and we had okra a lot, just steamed and with a little butter. CTyankee Aug 5 #95
Ha! Yes. When we lived in MD the only way I saw okra Iris Aug 5 #96
Cast iron skillet! Every southern kitchen had one so you could make your fried chicken with cream gravy! CTyankee Aug 5 #97
The Avocado is my hands down winner! /nt sdfernando Aug 2 #31
Thank you for sharing your selection with us, sdfernando. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #36
Avocado: As must maintain Lefty Sterotype. Besides Bobby Burns immortalized it in his famous "Ode to an Avocado" SorellaLaBefana Aug 3 #58
Awesome!! sdfernando Aug 3 #59
Och Aye, Bobby Burns be the grandest poet o' them a' SorellaLaBefana Aug 3 #60
Thank you for sharing that with us, SorellaLaBefana. debm55 Aug 3 #61
Aye, nae borra SorellaLaBefana Aug 3 #62
Love most of the green leavies. DO NOT like avocados..whatever animal it is. Tikki Aug 2 #32
Thank you very much, Tikki for sharing with us. debm55 Aug 2 #37
More the better for me. sdfernando Aug 3 #63
Can't make up my mind. MuseRider Aug 2 #33
Thank you MuseRider for sharing with us. Were there any leftovers? Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #39
Not now! ,-) MuseRider Aug 2 #41
HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHH debm55 Aug 2 #52
Sauteed spinach for veg. Laffy Kat Aug 2 #38
Thank you very much for your choices Laffy Kat. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #40
Probably broccoli Luciferous Aug 2 #42
Thank you very much, Luciferous for sharing and enjoy the broccoli. debm55 Aug 2 #51
Green Beans beemerphill Aug 2 #43
Thank you Mr. and Mrs. beemerphill for your selections. Enjoy them. debm55 Aug 2 #53
Broccoli and peaches (hard to find good ones) doc03 Aug 2 #44
Thank you very much, doc03, for your suggestions. Peaches are good the mid to the end of August. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #50
Purslane Chipper Chat Aug 2 #45
Thank you very much, Chipper Chat. I know we have weeds in the yard, but I don't know if any are Pursiane.I will look it debm55 Aug 2 #49
No fans of the humble Inkey Aug 2 #54
Thank you very much inkey. Yes, you are the one and only olive fan. Congratulations and enjoy. debm55 Aug 2 #55
It is broccoli. Love it raw. Second would be cucumber.🥒 Polly Hennessey Aug 2 #56
I agree, Polly Hennessey. with both. When I was in college many years ago, there was a little French bistro. They served debm55 Aug 2 #57
Probably avocado senseandsensibility Aug 3 #64
Good luck with all your avocado you bought. and thanks for sharing, debm55 Aug 3 #69
The king of vegetables: Asparagus! CTyankee Aug 3 #65
Thank you for sharing with us, CTyankees. debm55 Aug 3 #68
One my favs. But scarce? electric_blue68 Aug 4 #70
Immortalized by Manet who painted "bunch of asparagus" so it was not rare in Paris in the late 1800s. CTyankee Aug 4 #71
Avocados! Dem2theMax Aug 3 #66
Me too, Thank you very much, Dem2theMax. debm55 Aug 3 #67
Asparagus catbyte Aug 4 #72
Thank you very much for sharing with us, catbyte. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #73
Bell peppers Emile Aug 4 #74
Yum. Thank you.Emile for sharing debm55 Aug 4 #75
Two way tie DFW Aug 4 #76
Thank you very much for sharing, DFW. Enjoy debm55 Aug 4 #77
Watermelon & all green veggies, except slimy okra SheltieLover Aug 4 #78
HAHAHAHHAH. Thank you SheltieLover. for sharing. I like the seedless watermelon. Enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #79
Green Beans AltairIV Aug 4 #82
oh that sounds so good. Thank you AltairIV for sharing with us. And enjoy. debm55 Aug 4 #83
Limes! justaprogressive Aug 4 #84
Wow. that you for all your uses of the lime, justaprogressive, In fact you are the first poster to mention the lime. debm55 Aug 4 #85
noticed that justaprogressive Aug 4 #86
Brussels sprouts roasted in olive oil... 3catwoman3 Aug 4 #87
Thank you very much 3catwoman3 for sharing with us. Enjoy debm55 Aug 4 #88
Broccoli 🥦 TommieMommy Aug 4 #89
Thank you very much for sharing with us, TommieMommy. And enjoy your broccoli debm55 Aug 4 #90
Honeydew melon. This time of year are super sweet and juicy. retread Aug 4 #91
Thank you very much, retread. I love, love, love, Honeydew Melon. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Aug 4 #92
I too love Granny Smith Apples! As for veggies, any of the crucifers, especilly collards and cabbage! Dorothy V Aug 4 #93
Thank you very much , Dorothy V. for sharing your selections with us. debm55 Aug 4 #94
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