

He was a gay-night-life promoter, coming back from an event. I struggled to unload everything onto the street outside our apartment on Twenty-second. Suitcases and overstuffed trash bags filled the trunk and back seat-Diana’s clothes and underwear, her laptop and pill regimen, her prayer journals, motivational posters, family photos. I vaguely remember getting out of the taxi, the pricks of cold like needles on my face. I’d have to work on funeral arrangements for Diana. Lily was staying with her grandmother Peg, who was in town from Memphis I’d have to talk with Peg in the morning, make sure Lily’s day was occupied, maybe some kind of day trip or museum. Throbbing, from behind my eye sockets, extended into my molars. Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.A dusting of frost coated Fourteenth Street the taxi continued driving away from the hospital, crossing the line dividing downtown from the rest of this dark and morbid city. Today, Lemon leaves can be found in fresh markets in select regions in the United States, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Lemons were then transported and eventually cultivated in Africa and Europe and were first introduced in America in the early 1500s. The lemon tree's origins are traced back to northern India, where lemon trees are still found growing wild. In addition to culinary applications, Lemon leaves are also used to make garlands, bridal bouquets, and wreaths as the leaves add a light, citrus fragrance and are very aromatic. Along the Amalfi coast, scamorza affumicata, or smoked mozzarella is grilled between lemon leaves to create a fragrant, soft, and oozing cheese and served as an appetizer or side dish. On the island of Sicily, they make the well-known dish polpette, which are meatballs wrapped in lemon leaves and baked. The south of Italy is known for its lemon trees, and Lemon leaves are prominently used in cooking to impart bright flavors. They will keep for 1-2 days when stored fresh in the refrigerator.

Lemon leaves pair well with fresh seafood, oysters, fresh anchovy fillets, pork, chicken, mint, parsley, basil, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and chopped pistachios. Lemon leaves can be used as a garnish for desserts such as lemon cakes and they can also be used as a mold to make chocolate leaves. They can also be used to flavor kabobs, used in curries, and blanched and used to infuse tea. Lemon leaves can be wrapped around seafood and meats and can be roasted, steamed, or grilled.

They can be used fresh for their aromatics, which is their singular culinary attribute. Lemon leaves are not consumed and are best suited for cooking applications such as grilling or sautéing. Lemon leaves, when boiled to make teas, may have antispasmodic and sedative properties. Lemon leaves are a secondary crop utilized in many cultures throughout the world for flavoring dishes, making teas, and as an aromatic decoration. Also known as Limone, Limón, Limón agria, Limón real, and Limón francés, lemon trees are grown in warm, tropical and semi-tropical climates and are commercially cultivated for their fruit. Lemon leaves, botanically classified as Citrus limon, grow on a thorny tree that can reach up to six meters in height and are members of the Rutaceae, or citrus family. Lemon leaves are slightly oily with an aromatic and bright, green, citrus taste. When young, Lemon leaves are red and as they mature turn to a deep green. Lemon leaves have a glossy finish on the green topside and a matte finish on their lighter green underside. There is also a prominent central stem with some small veins spreading throughout the leaf. The vibrant green leaves grow alternately along the branches, and they have fine-toothed edges with a slight rippling. Lemon leaves are small to medium in size and are ovate, oblong, and taper to a point on the non-stem end.
