Hi all, Last July I filled a couple of large preserving jars with limes as per Luke's recipe. Which I stashed at the back of a cupboard. Yesterday looking for something to go on the Snapper caught from the beach Saturday evening.:-) I pulled out this jar of limes which had softened and were surrounded with a golden jelly. Really tasty The lime flavour seemed to have intensified and not as salty as I would have expected. Bit light on heat, but nothing that a good shot of "Jim/Tony" special sauce couldn't fix. Eh Jim? Chilies on black plastic looking great after a slow start and only just flowering. Strange season for some reason. Hi Doug you have almost talked me into trying to make a rice risotto one day when I have a week to spare:-) If its any consolation to friends north of the equator. The sun is rising further north every morning and will start to make your days longer and warmer very soon. Tony Flynn Grandad. Retired at the beach. Bay of Plenty, New Zealand