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Candied Citron

From The new practical housekeeping, 1890

Serves 2

Lemon and orange peel can be prepared in the same way.

Presented as published in 1890. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new practical housekeeping (1890) by Estelle Woods Wilcox, page 261. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Candied Citron, — Pare the citron, remove seeds, let lay over- night in a weak syrup. Next morning drain through a colander; and for each pound citron, take a pound white sugar

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