Wow, that WAS easy ... and tasty! I have Meyers and Eurekas in my backyard, and I will add that besides being sweeter, Meyers have a more floral aroma than Eurekas. Meyers are a cross between lemons and mandarins, and they have that very thin peel like mandarin oranges. @Sheena -- Interesting. I also often note a metallic taste, even when I am cooking lemon curd the "old-fashioned" way in an enamel-lined pan and stirring with a wooden spoon. So there's no reacting with aluminum in that case; must be something else. Hope somebody out there can enlighten us! Thanks for the update. I wonder if the metallic taste can come from adding the grated peel? Peel can sometimes have a bitter flavor that might seem metallic-like... They're always saying to "avoid the bitter pith," although truthfully the white part just tastes bland to me. Still, there must be a bitter element somewhere in the peel... PJH

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