Candied Fruit Peel

Ingredients

• the skin of an orange or grape fruit
• half a cup of sugar
• an equal amount of the water in which the peel was cooked

Method

1. 1

   Wash and remove the skin of an orange or grapefruit.

2. 2

   Boil in water until tender.

3. 3

   Change the water if the peel is very oily.

4. 4

   When soft, scrape off some of the inside white and cut the peel into even, narrow strips.

5. 5

   Make a syrup with sugar and the cooking water.

6. 6

   Add the peel and cook until the syrup is nearly evaporated, stirring.

7. 7

   Drain and roll in granulated sugar.

8. 8

   Let dry before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Food study (1917) by Mabel Thacher Wellman, page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CANDIED FRUIT PEEL MARGUERITES SANDWICHES HOLD A RECEPTION. Prepare bread-and-butter or jelly sandwiches, candied fruit peel, and marguerites or marshmallow crackers, cocoa or tea, or coffee, as desired. 1. CANDIED FRUIT PEEL. Wash and remove the skin of an orange or grape fruit. Boil in water until tender. If the peel is very oily, the water may be changed during the pro- cess. When the peel is soft, scrape off some of the inside white and cut the peel into even, narrow strips. Make a syrup, using half a cup of sugar and an equal amount of the water in which the peel was cooked

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