How is the lemon served at the table?

[StoneWallandRoses]

So imagine I'm serving a stack of crepe type pancakes. Sugar is in the naice serving sugar bowl - how are the lemons served? I usually juice them and decant into a small bowl with teaspoons on the side so each person sprinkles the juice as and when. But is it better to serve wedges of lemons instead or someway else?

Out of the jif bottle!

Naice little jug of freshly squeezed juice of course!

@SnotMikeUpPuffedHe "Indeed. OP should check her citrus pocket."

And her emergency citrus pocket.

@HelloKeith

THE LEMON IS IN PLAY

😂

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

Wedges here, stick forks in to squeeze them if you're worried about the mess.

@TheHoptimist

Of course wrapped in muslin - half a lemon

Yes, this^^ is the naicest way of serving it imo.

I would cut them into wedges and chuck them on a plate, but I’m a pleb…

Half lemons cut in a zigzag if no muslin available.

How do you cut lemons in a zigzag without a garnish of finger?

Cook usually sweves wedges wrapped in muslin on a silver platter.

Any other way is simply common.

*serves.

PA's day off so I'm having to type my own comments.

I think the word decant annoys me more than naice.

Pretentious notions.

[quote Maestrog]@SnotMikeUpPuffedHe "Indeed. OP should check her citrus pocket."

And her emergency citrus pocket.[/quote]
I reckon we can get a rally of 19 going.

@StoneWallandRoses

Memories! A JIF lemon! Not seen one for years though no doubt they exist

@RosesAndHellebores

Do you decant the jar of Nutella into the crystal jam jar you got as a wedding present?

Of course not, don't be silly. You pipe it in swirls into mini ramekins.

Bottle of plastic lemon shaped lemon juice, tea spoon in the sugar bowl usually used for tea making sure it gets clumps of lemon juice in it rendering the whole thing useless for anything else other than pancakes that evening.... lots of grabby hands and stood around the hob cheering eachother on. That's my family pancake chaos :)) pancakes eaten stood up, rolled in sticky fingers and eaten steaming hot usually sharing one plate or two between us until everyone is stuffed.

Are you by any chance the breakfast setting poster?

I know I won't buy muslin specifically for this, that's a no

LittleBearPad - pancakes won't only be served. Its for a brunch of sorts and I'll lay out lots of other bits and pieces to go alongside them.

I just could not work out how to serve the lemons. I'll most likely go with serving wedges and have cake forks on the side (thank you poster who suggested this).

I love your post '1940'. This resonates so much!

I couldn't be arsed with all the faffing.
You'll get the sugar in the container its stored in, a spoon, and the bottle of lemon juice out of the fridge.

I get the lemon and stab it with a chopstick and mush up the insides then squeeze the juice out the little hole.

I LOVE pancakes with sugar and lemon. I would like some right now.
🥞🥞🥞

I had a cabin pressure moment when I saw this thread title

In quarters, on the plate. Nothing less than quarters - impossible to squeeze.

You stick it on Martin’s hat 👨‍✈️

Ooo, weird MN replacement for my iPhone’s pilot emoji