May I suggest, if you'd like the lemon flavor of the zest without the stringy bits, put the zest in your food processor with a cup or so of the sugar and process until there is nothing but sugar texture. I usually just use a vegetable peeler to take the outside layer off the lemon (orange, whatever) and rough chop it before I dump it in the processor with sugar. Gwen, good idea - I'll try that next time. PJH

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