# Saving lemon twists for drinks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-lemon-twists-for-drinks/931392>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [January 24, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-lemon-twists-for-drinks/931392 "2021-01-24T22:16:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-lemon-twists-for-drinks/931392/1 "2021-01-24T22:16:06Z")

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I have maybe a couple of drinks a week that call for a lemon twist. But once I cut into a lemon, I’m not sure how to keep it for very long. If I take a lemon and cut all the peel into twists at once, can I freeze them or otherwise preserve them?

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**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-lemon-twists-for-drinks/931392/2 "2021-01-26T12:18:50Z")

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Freezing them would probably be fine