Arghhh, I forgot to get lemons!!! Is there a substitute?

[LaChatte]

Loads of lemongrass in the garden, maybe I could infuse some of that?

Or clementines, I have loads of them?

Probably pointless to ask if you have limes ?? :)

At a push, orange juice - squeezed from an orange, not out of a carton might be okay ?

What are you cooking?

Sadly no limes either. Just realised this is AIBU not chat, oops!

Yeah - try the clementines

It's for the pancakes! I can't believe I didn't put them on the list for making pancakes, it's a bit like making spaghetti bologna isle and forgetting the tomato sauce.

I think clementine juice would be really nice, it wouldn't taste like lemon though.

I wouldn't use lemongrass, but then I genreally don't like the stuff anyway.

As part of my teaching job, we teach students to make pancakes and one student was 100% convinced and would not be moved that it was orange juice that you put on pancakes, not lemon. So go for it.

Bit jealous that you have loads of lemongrass in the garden.

I planted loads of the stuff years ago and have only every used it once, it's thriving. I also have a lemon tree, but I had the last ripe lemon off it at lunch time to make houmous.

Are you in the UK LaChatte ?
Is it possible to grow lemongrass here?
And yes, I'd use the clementines. Their juice is lovely, or Nutella?

A bit of grated apple would give sharpness.

I'm in France, but in theory it grows well in the UK too (well, in the south anyway).

DS prefers orange juice squeezed on his. Makes them a bit sweeter I guess...

Nutella or maple syrup

Ok, so, clementine juice, grated Apple and brown sugar it is!

If not, I have some nice jams, that should be ok shouldn't it?

If that fails, Germ has it: Nutella.

You could go a bit crepe Suzette with the Clementines. Maybe reduce the juice a bit.

Warning: I know very little about cooking. Don't know why I am spouting this advice. Just want to talk about pancakes really. I am all the pancake threads!

I am on all the pancake threads.

Would a splash of a dry white wine work?

Fuck the lemons, I've just realised I've got bananas and rum!

but yeah, clementines, apple and sugar for the DCs.

I love orange juice and sugar on pancakes, so I think the clementines are a good bet.

I am strangely weird anyway but I love balsamic vinegar on pancakes.

I was going to suggest jam-it tastes lovely on pancakes.

Butter and sugar mmmmmm! Quite French, very delicious!