HOME-MADE CANDIED PEEL

INGREDIENTS peel of 4 sweet oranges water 1/2 bicarbonate of soda granulated sugar

METHOD: 1. Wash the oranges. 2. Remove the peel in quarters by cutting with a sharp-pointed knife through the peel right round the orange, starting at the stalk end, then cut in t he opposite direction to quarter it. 3. Remove as much loose pith as possible from inside the peel. 4. Soak the peel in a solution of bicarbonate of soda and 2 pts. (5 cups) water for 20-30 minutes then strain away the water. 5. Now make a sugar syrup with 8 ozs. sugar and 1/2 pint (1 1/4 cups) of water in which the peel was boiled, add the drained peel and simmer for about 30 minutes, until transparent and the syrup thickens. 6. Remove the peel on to a wire cake rack to a drain, overnight. 7. Boil up the syrup again and drop the peel into it; take up on to the rack and leave to dry. 8. Roll the peel in granulated sugar and store in covered jar in a cool place. The peel keeps for 3 to 4 months. Lemon peel can be treated in the same way.