3. Good For Cooking
Lemon has been used in the world’s cuisines for thousands of years. We use this citrus to cut grease. We love its flavor and taste, too. Thanks to its acid, lemon makes meat tender and soft. Marinades that contain lemon taste delicious and help us male fish and meat taste irresistible. Lemon is added to desserts and salads. It’s one of the fruits that can be used for dressings, smoothies and beverages. One of the most popular recipes is to add various herbs and some olive oil to lemon juice. The mixture taste nice when eaten in vegetable salads. If you need soured cream, add some lemon to your regular cream. To make your own buttermilk, do the same trick – add a spoon of lemon juice to your fresh milk. Another great idea you might like is to add a spoonful of lemon juice to cooked rice. This is how you’ll prevent the grains from sticking.

4. Getting Rid of Stains
Stains hate lemon! Use lemon to remove stains from various surfaces. You can successfully get rid even of old stains if you add some other ingredients to lemon. For instance, your toilet bowl will be sparkling if you treat stains by applying half a cup of borax mixed with half a cup of lemon juice on them. Leave the mixture on for some time. Then scrub the stains. If you have rust stains on marble, you can get them off with lemon, too. In this case use baking soda instead of borax since the former is not as harsh. Greasy laundry can be saved – mix lemon juice with vinegar and use the combination to remove the grease. A pate of salt and lemon juice can help you get rid of mildew. Food stains on the skin as well as stains on your pets’ fur will vanish if rub lemon juice on them.