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I followed the recipe explicitly and the flavor was overwhelmingly of the lemon zest. I added additional prosciutto-almost double- and still tasted mostly lemon. Admittedly, I used the packaged prosciutto from the grocery store and did not opt for fresh sliced di parma but I\u2019m glad I didn\u2019t go to that expense. All in all the idea is wonderful but the expense of all the ingredients did not make it worth it.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":3,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2022-05-04","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Norma173"},"reviewBody":"I like that you can make the balls days ahead. Couldn't find figs in time so I used apricots. My guests loved that, but I look forward to using figs next time. 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