Desert lime
Citrus glauca · Citrus
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The desert lime (Citrus glauca) is a small, hardy Australian native citrus from the dry inland, bearing round to oval green-to-yellow fruit only about 1 to 2 cm across. Intensely tart and aromatic, with a clean, concentrated lime flavour, it is one of Australia's flagship bushfoods, prized fresh, frozen and as a marmalade, sauce and cordial fruit.
Picking a good onedrag
Tight, springy, oil-slickShrivelled, soft, scent gone
Shop firmEveryday bestThe all-rounder: dressings, sauces, cordial, marmalade.
SkinStill tight, the shine going matte
In the fingersFirm, gives a shade under the thumb
Stem endPedicel gone, scar dry and pale
Scratched peelFragrant when rubbed, the edge softer
Keeping ittap a temperature
Nothing has been measured on this fruit; the finger lime, the nearest studied native citrus, is held at 8 to 10 C and pits brown at 4, so a cool larder beats the crisper drawer.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented, not sealed
Airflow