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What to do with citrus pulp besides composting it?

 
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I puree limes and lemons, peels and all  in the Vitamix, then strain the pulp out and freeze the juice for limeade or lemonade. Does anyone have a suggestion for using the pulp? It smells so good and I'd just like to have one more use for it before it goes in the compost.
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I bet citrus flavored cookies would be nice and of course cakes and muffins.

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That had occurred to me but the pulp is pretty bitter.
 
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How about adding it to soap?
You might need to extract the oils from the pulp first, maybe soak it in alcohol?

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Boil it up in water, strain off the pulp and you have the pectin solution ready to make marmalade - just sacrifice some of the juice, and add sugar.  Sorry I can't give precise quantities but any marmalade recipe, minus the shreds of peel should work.  mmm.

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Would there be any value if you steeped it in vinegar, strained it out, and then used it as a cleaning solution?

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I do take the peels  and halves of citrus and steep them in vinegar for cleaning and it is better than plain vinegar!
I wish I knew someone who made soap–I'd donate the pulp! The marmalade is an interesting suggestion. We've never made it.

Any non-cooking suggestions are especially welcome!

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