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    A zest for citrus

    Feb 18, 2020 5 minutes

    IF life gives you lemons… celebrate! Like a burst of sunshine with their brightly coloured waxy skins, citrus fruits are rich in nutrients and great for anything from livening up a G&T to squeezing for fresh juice. And although they’re too tender to be grown outdoors all year round in the UK, they do make perfect house plants.

    My own passion for them dates back to a holiday on the Amalfi Coast in the summer of 2001. The region is famed as the home of Limoncello, a bright yellow liqueur made from lemons, which are grown in abundance in this sun-kissed corner of Italy. There was a lemon grove next to where we were staying and each evening we would eat outdoors, enjoying the citrus-scented air and tucking

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