Ingredients
2
1/2 to 3 lb Meyer lemons
Special equipment: 6-cup jar with tight-fitting lid
Directions
1.
Blanch 6 lemons in boiling water 5 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut lemons into 8 wedges each and discard seeds. Toss with salt in a bowl and pack into jar.
2.
Squeeze enough juice from remaining lemons to measure 1 cup. Add enough juice to cover lemons and cover jar with lid. Let stand at room temperature, shaking gently once a day, 5 days. Add oil and chill.
4.
Preserved lemons keep, chilled, up to 1 year.