But the mold, it’s just reaching the age of enlightenment.
It's time to let go
Submitted 7 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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random_character_a@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Glowstick@lemmy.world 7 months ago
LPT you can freeze lemons. The texture might change, but you can still use it in some cooking applications and juicing it will still be fine. (After defrosting of course)
theatomictruth@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If I have too many lemons I’ll squeeze them into ice cube trays and store the cubes in a freezer bag
ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 7 months ago
This is a much better idea than keeping the juice inside the lemons, as they tend to mix with juices from other parts of the lemon and change consistency.
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 7 months ago
Or just buy concentrate from start.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
But only the oldest one, right? Not two newer half lemons
photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Why do you have two half lemons? Did you just use the skin?
RGB3x3@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The peel? Rind?
Why does “Lemon Skin” freak me out so much?
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
That or, and this is far more likely, I missed that I already had a half lemon when I needed one.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Or just buy one of these instead of buying the lemon. It lasts I don’t know how long, but a very long time.
nifty@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is the first time I’ve seen downvotes for something where someone is just giving an innocuous opinion. This says to me that Lemmy has foodies
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m amused, to be honest.
JargonWagon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Or they have access to a lemon tree.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Railing5132@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The zest from those sucks! XD
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
For thousands of years!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Is that one they found in an Egyptian tomb still usable on white fish?
Rusty@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Lemons were used to ward off scurvy on months long voyages without refrigeration. I think half a lemon can survive couple of weeks in my fridge.
Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 7 months ago
I wouldn’t be surprised, but if you cut it in half it loses a lot of its protection from the outside world.
growingentropy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Joke’s on you, I ran into some lemon stealing whores yesterday.
RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No.
QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ummm, acktually, it was on my kitchen counter, and I threw it away like half a day ago.
WanakaTree@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Jokes on you, it’s four half limes in my fridge
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Couldn’t hold them?
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So half an onion is gtg
ManniSturgis@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
No one leaves half an onion. You just put it in your food. More onion always means more good.
FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Good to go in the bin, yes
SomeBoyo@feddit.de 7 months ago
kalpol@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Works great for freshening up the disposal
ickplant@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is the way, throw the lemon in there with some ice cubes.
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
I feel called out… Thank you, though
mrfriki@lemmy.world 7 months ago
No way! I’ve just put a new one there yesterday (or was it the day before?)
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 7 months ago
In my house it’s a quarter bottle of lemon juice that’s been in there for like 6 months. I haven’t thrown it out because it hasn’t actually expired yet lol
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 7 months ago
OP, u might be colorblind. That’s clearly a half of a lime in my fridge
XTornado@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
But…but…I was going to use it…I am sure of it!
Daft_ish@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Jokes on you. The lemon became sentient and threw me away.
Rubanski@lemm.ee 7 months ago
NEVER!
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Don’t save them, do that thing where you blend them up with condensed milk and ice.
variants@possumpat.io 7 months ago
What you talking about
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
houseofnasheats.com/brazilian-lemonade-limeade/
That with lemons
hark@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That half a lemon doesn’t survive for more than a couple days before I just eat it straight up (if I don’t have anything else to use it for).
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 7 months ago
It’s still on the cutting board…
ailepet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
but my mom says it helps against the bad smell
WhoIsTheDrizzle@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If it’s getting bad, use it to do a deep clean on your pans. Let the half lemon soak in the pan and scrub with the rind.
abbadon420@lemm.ee 7 months ago
It’s in my freezer
saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Hey man. I could totally use that for…some lemonade I could maybe make maybe.
the_grass_trainer@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m getting into the habit of making oleo saccharum with any leftover citrus. Throw it in a jar with a bunch of sugar on it, and tomorrow you have syrup.
ickplant@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That’s pretty brilliant. Sadly, I just started a keto diet and can’t have sugar. Guess the lemon is going in the trash.
troglodytis@lemmy.world 7 months ago
It’s me. Hi. I’m the lemon, it’s me
scytale@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Why you gotta call me out like that.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Next you’ll tell me I’m not gonna need those cables. Or that weirdly shaped block of wood leftover from that door installation.
dumbass@leminal.space 7 months ago
You know that the second you throw them out and they’re gone, you’re gonna need those exact things to fix something.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
I’d rather have the cluttered cable drawer than something far worse: the feeling of shame at paying money for something I discarded and could have already had for free.
andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 7 months ago
I’ve thrown away all but one of each older connector before and just like clockwork, I needed two mini USB later that week. Micro? I was all set. Mini, I thought it was safe now.
herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Don’t let them pressure you! My wife often nags me about my cable drawer, but my tendency to hoard old tech has saved the day more than once.
We once drove halfway across Canada to a wedding, which was at a campground outside of Montreal. As they were setting up for the reception someone in the wedding party asked if I knew where they could get a particular video adapter. I was like, “Oh, I’ve got one in my bag.” I hadn’t brought that adapter across two provinces for any real reason, but it sure came in handy.
Another time we were visiting a friend about an hour away. He mentioned needing a power cable for a desktop computer. I was like, “Oh, I’ve got a whole desktop in the trunk of my car. You want the whole thing or just the power cable?”
ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 7 months ago
Just be careful when storing HDDs in the trunk. Unless your car has some heavenly suspension, chances are, they might turn unusable in a few years.
capt_wolf@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Funny that yesterday I was actually thinking about cleaning out my desk’s junk drawer… I know there’s stuff that’s been in there for 10 years… I’ve transitioned most of my devices to USB C. There’s a lot of crap I know I don’t need and haven’t used in years.
Help!
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
For better or worse the love of my life randomly discard items from these locations.
i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Get some Velcro cable ties or some twist ties or something.
Then you should bundle up each cable and categorize them.
Look at your specialized chargers. Do you still own the devices that those use? Discard if no.
Look in each category. If you have a lot of any one cable type, consider paring them down. Get rid of anything damaged. I knew someone that went crazy on Mono price and had hundreds of USB micro cables. They donated all but about 50 and they are still doing ok in that department.
Now for all of your strange cables, it’s a judgement call for you if you want to keep these or not. Does the value they give you (the possibility of needing them again and saving yourself the need to procure a new cable) outweigh the cost of keeping it (the space they take up in your living space or storage, plus the need to have to transport them when you move)? The answer to this is different for everyone. If you have a very small living area, the “cost” of keeping those cables is higher than if you have plenty of space. If you don’t care about technology, that space could have been taken up by something you do care about.
I know it can be a big undertaking, but you got this!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Nobody gets to tell me I don’t still need those 10 Firewire cables I bought 20 years ago!
It’s coming back any day now!
henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Spent too much money on the official ones did you?
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 7 months ago
Been there, replaced all the cables with adapters and 2 or 3 “weird” cables.