Has anyone tried making curd (lemon or otherwise) with xylitol? ....

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mariadnoca

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A neighbor gifted me a bag of meyer lemons (which is odd since I have a tree right next to the front door) so I need to decide what to do with them. I LOVE curd, but I feel the sugar guilt. Especially since trying xylitol and how much it tastes like sugar, but I haven't tried to cook/bake with it yet.

Also, if you are wondering where I've been, I'm deep into dealing with trying to get the house repiped...

I got a great buy off Craigslist of a top of the line dishwasher -- it won't do for folks in fancy neighborhoods to have a dishwasher that's not stainless, so they move in and rip out brand new dishwashers because they are white - my gain!

However, the good/bad news was when I pulled out the old dishwasher I found a small leak in the wall. Bad news: leak. Good news: found it before it got worse.

Since pipes are old, this was the sign to redo the whole house. Which means finding new faucets and going to war with the state toilet rebate program because I need the shorter round bowl for my small bath and the rebate program doesn't have it on their list, though the *exact* same model with the elongated bowl is. Apparently this typo originates with the EPA, so the state won't change their list, unless I can get the EPA to change theirs.

Yes, really.

So, I'm busy going to war with the EPA over a toilet.

Yes, really. Because I'm like that. A righter of wrongs. A fighter of injustice...

Because, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. Not the county, state, or EPA's list of unknown brand toilets -- many that you can't even buy off the internet. None that you can buy local. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be without a toilet rebate again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be without a water saving toilet again!

 
"As God is my witness, I'll never be without a water saving toilet again!" Where's that dress. . .

made from SHOWER curtains! smileys/smile.gif

 
VICTORY!

I won my war with the EPA! They agreed to update their list, which will update my state's list, which means I can get a rebate for the water saving toilet that will fit in my bathroom!

F...you State, you sneered at me through the phone and said unless the EPA changes it's mind I'm SOL. Well, I got the EPA to change it's mind!

AND they are putting it in writing!

WOOT!

 
Try a small batch of lemon curd, and store results in the fridge. . .

Lemon curd is essentially gelled by the action of the eggs/egg yolks. Sugar is added for sweetness and does offer some preservative action, but since you are storing it in the fridge, and it will be so delicious that it will not be there soon, there you go.

Try searching " homemade lemon curd with xylitol recipe " and read up on it; possible, ahem, laxative effects and not good for dogs (why would a dog be eating lemon curd?).

The person below even gives caloric counts with carbs, protein and fat listed per two table spoons. Pretty nice.

http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2012/07/sugar-free-lemon-curd.html

 
Curd with sugar freezes really well for a long time...not sure why it'd be diff w/ xylitol so again

as mistral suggests try a small batch in the freezer for a couple days and see how it tastes after thawing.

 
when I cook with sweeteners I often stir them in at the end of cooking so they don't cook long and

maybe get bitter

 
Outstanding, Maria! And thank-you!

We may need a smaller water saving toilet if we put in a bath upstairs! Yeah rebate!

(from the woman who is feeling pressured to dine out this weekend to realize Labor Day expiring American Express rebates at Chili's and Carrabba's smileys/wink.gif

(now have carryout order of fajitas in the fridge for Tuesday dinner!)

Colleen

 
I would look for a specific recipe. There is also the question of sherr volume

of product using a sweetener vs. the amount of sugar.

 
Be sure to check for county and state rebate prgms - we have both. I'm getting this>

Niagara Conservation's Stealth -- 0.8 GPF

 
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