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pepperethel: Whole Lemon or Lime Pickle

4 or 5 Key limes or lemon about 340 grams
½ teaspoon (2ml) of fenugreeek seeds
1 teaspoon (5 ml) black mustard seeds
scant ½ teaspoon (2 ml) cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon of hing
1 ½ tablespoon (22 ml) sea salt
4 tablespoons of lemon or lime juice
1/3 cup of mustard or sesame oil


1. Wash and thoroughly dry the lemons or limes. Set them in the sun or air dry in a warm oven for 5 minutes. Meanwhile dry roast the fenugreek seeds and black mustard seeds in a heavy pan over low heat. When the fenugreek seeds turn reddish-brown, remove the seeds and coarsely powder with a mortar and pestle or in a coffee mill. Combine them wit the cayenne, hing and the salt in a small bowl and mix well.

2. Quarter the citrus from the top to within ¼ inch (6 ml) of the bottom. The sections should remain attached to the bottom. Spread the spice mixture on the surface of each cut Squeeze the citrus closed and place them cut side up, in a sterilized jar or crock. Pour the lemon or lime juice over the stuffed citrus. Drape a piece of cheesecloth over the top and secure it with a rubber band. Set the jar in sunshine for four days, bringing it in every night

3 On the fifth day, place the oil in a small pan over moderate heat: brig the mustard oil to the smoking point for 5 seconds. (The sesame oil need only be heated). Cool slightly, then pour the oil over the lemons. When the oil has cooled to room temperature, cap the jar with a non-metallic lid shake the jar, then set it in the sun daily for 4 weeks, bringing it I every night, give the jar a shake two or three times daily. The picklemay be used after 5 weeks though it is better after 10 weeks

pepperethel: I have always wondered why people shack up. Why they call the common law spouses partners. I don't understand why they think that getting involved with someone who is not interested on keeping a commitment, is in any way safer or more practical. But it is definitely more fashionable. When you "have union with" someone a commitment is made, as much as one tries to deny it. It is just practical to put it in a contract. Everyone who has these superficial relationships talks about how their boyfriend or girlfriend "cheated" on them. There is no cheating if a commitment has not been made. If no one ever promised fidelity then it should not be expected. If you want fidelity then you have to be willing to give it. There are many common law relationships that fall apart, some of them have children. The pain is still there weather the contract has been signed or not. Don't think that because you feel the promise has not been officially made that the pain of breaking it wont be there. I hear it all the time. "My ex can get hit by a truck","My ex can die" in so many ways imaginable. People get married because the contract is designed to protect you emotionally and all the others involved, like offspring. It is not natural to get involved in a relationship with the intention of causing pain. Don't think that by not signing a contract you are avoiding pain.

pepperethel: I compare developing a good family to making a good piece of furniture. The I compare women to wood. If you start out with a piece of wood that has had too many screws in it the furniture will be of questionable quality. The less screw the wood has had in it the better the quality of the furniture. A woman heart can be hardened by too much sex. So the less she has screwed the softer her heart may be. Soft women are more nurturing and caring than women that aren't. So she makes a better mother.