Cut the ends off the Meyer lemons, deep enough so you can see the flesh.

Much comes from afar, like the Meyer lemons, and even jets have significant limitations.

Meyer lemons are featured in a floating island dessert.

Margaritas made with lemon have a softer taste, especially when Meyer lemons are used.

There are still fewer than a dozen commercial growers of Meyer lemons in California.

A dozen Meyer lemons are curing in crystal clear vodka in another.

Meyer lemons have a much thinner rind, and often mature to a yellow-orange color.

Last year it was Meyer lemons.

Meyer lemons are popular as ornamental plants due to their compact size, hardiness and productivity.

Virus-free strains of Meyer lemons were developed, and cultivation in California resumed.

Meyer lemons are slightly more frost-tolerant than other lemons.

Chez Panisse, in fact, still trades Meyer lemons for dinners.

They look like golden navel oranges, but they are actually sweet Meyer lemons, about twice the usual size.

Put membranes from the grapefruit and Meyer lemons in a jelly bag and tie closed.

But Meyer lemons are special.

This year Meyer lemons are being shipped to stores in the East, but supplies are spotty.

Meyer lemons put in an encore appearance in a lush lemon-raspberry parfait.

Meyer lemons are thin-skinned, very juicy and fairly sweet, and they are loved by California chefs.

The company already makes olive oils blended with blood oranges, Tahitian limes and Meyer lemons.

Meyer lemons have a well-rounded citrus flavor without the astringency common to most lemons.

Modern variations may substitute Meyer lemons or brown sugar and add other flavorings such as ginger or blackberries.

The greatest difference, Ms. Lippert said, is that with Meyer lemons you can use the whole thing - from pulp to peel.

His inclination is toward simplicity and seasonal though esoteric ingredients, like Meyer lemons, persimmons and red bananas.

"Our then secretary would FedEx us Meyer lemons from the trees," Didion recalled.

YOU arrive for a week with relatives carrying a dozen bagels and planning to take home a bag of Meyer lemons (sweet as oranges).