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How much juice in a lime?
Q: I was just wondering, how many limes should I buy
to get 1/4 cup of lime juice, or can I just use that lime juice
in the plastic lime?
A: Oh boy, there are so many variants here! How much
juice you get from 1 lime is dependent on its size and just how
juicy it is--some are so dry you can barely get a few drops from
them. The heavier the lime, the more juice it is likely to contain.
You should be able to get 1/4 cup of lime juice from 2 to 3 limes.
You can use the "lime juice"
that comes in those little plastic limes, but the taste is inferior
and does not come close to fresh lime juice. Personally, I wouldn't
use it even in a pinch.
A good rule-of-thumb is that
if a recipe calls for the juice of 1 lime, it is asking for about
2 tablespoons.
Enjoy the recipes,
Hope Pryor, Owner and Publisher
of CooksRecipes.com.
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Hope Pryor is the
owner and publisher of CooksRecipes.com and editor of its enewsletter,
The Daily Recipe. She has had several years of schooling in the
home arts and cooking and has over 30+ years of hands-on experience
in her own kitchen mastering her cooking skills which earned
her a reputation as an excellent and knowledgeable cook among
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