- Candied Fruit Peel
3 medium oranges
Cold water
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
Sugar
Using the point of a sharp knife, upt the peels of the oranges into quarters. Using the bowl of a spoon, loosen the peel from the pulp
and membrane of the fruit, leaving the white pith attached to the
peel.
Place the fruit peel in a 2 1/2-quart nonmetal bowl. Add enough
cold water to the bowl to cover the fruit peel. Weight the peel
down with a plate, if necessary, to deep the peel under the water.
Let the fruit peel stand overnight weighted down in the cold water.
Drain the fruit peel; rinse it thoroughly in cold water. Place the
fruit peel in a 2-quart saucepan. Cover the fruit peel with fresh
cold water and heat to boiling. Remove saucepan from heat; let
stand 10 minutes. Drain fruit peel. Repeat the boiling and standing
process three more times. (This helps remove the bitter taste from
the peel.) After draining the fruit peel for the last time, let it
stand till thoroughly cooled.
With kitchen scissors, cut the cooled fruit peel into strips about 1/4 inch wide. In a saucepan combine the
2 cups sugar and the
cup water. Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly
5 to
minutes. Carefully add the fruit peel strips to the saucepan.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occcasionally, till fruit peel
is translucent and most of the liquid is absorbed. Mixture should
boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. This should
25 to 30 minutes.
Drain the fruit peel thoroughly; cool to lukewarm. While peel is
still slightly sticky, roll it in the additional sugar to coat.
1 to 2 hours or till
dry. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 4 cups