lemon shell

Also known as “lemon rind”,“lemon hull”. A lemon shell is, literally, half a fresh lemon, minus the juice. Depending on the context, a “lemon shell” can refer to a cut lemon half that has had its fruit and seeds scooped out to form a bowl, or it can refer to the spent hull—often somewhat squashed—after it has been juiced. In some cases, notably the Crusta drink style of the 19th Century, a lemon shell refers to trimming a very large portion of a lemon’s peel in order to line the interior of a stemmed glass. This process is utterly dependent on the glassware used and the size of the lemons available; technique and improvisation are required.