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2 ounces sugar for each lemon peel seems like quite a lot. That would be an entire pound of sugar for 8 lemon peels. Have you ever weighed out the amount of sugar you use?

I'm a lazy composter, meaning that I just throw organic scraps in to a pile in the yard. I've never seen an uptick in bugs. Don't worry about it.

The first time I smoked a brisket, it came out fantastic. Juicy, tender, nice smoke ring, maybe better than any I've ever had. I thought, what's all the fuss, I just threw it in the smoker and let it go. Have I been able to recreate it, no. Now they're dry, chewy, flaccid.

Most places that install this type of filter will gladly give you tap for free. The filtered water, and its cost, is a replacement for bottled water.

Having lived in Georgia all my life, I say, emphatically, NO. I've eaten and cooked my share of barbacue, all of it cooked low and slow over hot coals. I don't know where Mr. Natkiel had steamed BBQ. All I could do when I read that piece in the Times this morning was shake my head and sigh.