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| − | [[Image:lime_CDC.jpg|right|frame|common lime]]
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| − | '''Limes''' are sour green [[Cookbook:Citrus|citrus]] [[Cookbook:Fruit|fruit]]. Limes may be substituted for [[Cookbook:Lemon|lemons]], and lime juice for [[Cookbook:Lemon Juice|lemon juice]].
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| − | The outermost surface contains flavorful oils that may be scraped off with a [[Cookbook:Zester|zester]], [[Cookbook:Knife|serrated knife]], or [[Cookbook:Grater|grater]]. As with other citrus fruit, slices are often used to decorate drinks.
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| − | The common '''Persian lime''' or '''Tahitian lime''' is a relatively small and thin-skinned citrus fruit. The '''Bearss''' variety, a type of Tahitian lime, is seedless and a bit smaller than the Persian variety. The '''Key lime''', also known as the '''Mexican lime''' or '''bartender's lime''', is much smaller and has an even thinner skin.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[:Category:Lemon recipes|lemon recipes]]
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| − | *[[Cookbook:Key Lime Pie|Key lime pie]]
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | [[Image:Lime, half.jpg|thumb|A lime sliced in half]]
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| − | *Wikipedia's [[w:Persian lime|Persian lime]] article
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| − | *Wikipedia's [[w:Key lime|Key lime]] article
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| − | *Wikipedia's [[w:Key lime pie|Key lime pie]] article
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| − | *[http://www.keylime.com/diff.html pictures of the Persian lime and Key lime]
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