The advantages of growing lime trees in pots include being able to move them to a perfect spot for summer, then bring them ...

Mexican Key, West Indian, Or Bartender's Lime Botanically labeled as citrus x aurantiifolia, the juicy Mexican Key lime is small, firm, and green with a yellowish blush and a soft, yellow-green flesh.

If you love Key lime pie, I think you will also love this version. The biggest way I venture out from the traditional method is by baking the pie in the oven to set the filling.

But Mexican orchards were undamaged and there the smaller, zestier lime never gave up its ground. Today, at Mexican markets you can buy the limes in net bags of a dozen or more for just a couple ...

1 tsp. finely grated Mexican, Key or standard lime zest (shiny green part only) 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice from 3 to 6 Mexican limes, 8 to 12 Key limes or 3 to 6 standard limes.

The scientific name of the Mexican Key Lime is citrus aurantifolia swingle. The key lime is a highly acidic fruit normally sized a 11/2 inches to 2 inches at maturity.

Key limes (also called Mexican or West Indian limes) are the most common lime found throughout the world; the U.S. is the exception in preferring the Persian lime. That’s largely due to an ...

If the prices of a margarita or guacamole have been too high for you lately, blame it on a key ingredient of the Mexican treats — the lime. Prices for limes, imported almost exclusively from ...

2 Mexican or Key lime slices, for garnish. Combine the tequila, Cointreau, mango, orange juice, lime juice, and ice in a blender and blend until slushy. Serve in large cocktail glasses.

"We have our suppliers and we get them," said businesswoman Sandy Stilwell, who can hardly take the green fruit off the menu of her Key Lime Bistro on Captiva. "It's all price and demand," she said.