Once you've got the zest, the inside of the lemon should have partially thawed as well. Give it a few more minutes, and it'll be ready for culinary creations, too. Technically, you can re-freeze ...

lacking the brightness and depth that lemons bring. Freezing lemons allows you to preserve their tangy flavor for about four months, so you're never without that splash of citrus when you need it ...

The principle is the duration of sub-freezing temperatures affects the potential for damage to lemon trees and fruit. There is a lot more to this: Citrus, even within the lemon varieties ...

and we're enjoying our last few hours of warmth before we head north for the 24 Hours of LeMons Arse-Freeze-Apalooza at Thunderhill. The fiendish Mr. Lieberman and the matronly Ms. Martin ...