‘Life gave me lemons, and I’m pickling them’

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It’s citrus harvest season in southern Turkey, and reporter Durrie Bouscaren found herself with 10 pounds of lemons. After running out of sweet dessert recipes, a colleague suggested making pickled lemons, sending her on a quest to learn about the art and history of Turkish pickling. This story first aired in October of 2023.

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