candied peel

meanmarie

Does anyone have a 'recipe' for want of a better word on how to make old fashioned candied peel...my mother used to buy it for her cake and pudding but I have only been able to find what I consider to be a very lame imitation so would like to make my own...the amount of citrus fruit that is eaten here means that I have lots of skins to be going on with and would really just like to know how to make it, think I'm a bit late for this year as it takes a while to make

Thanks,

Marie

lolarentt

My mother used to make her own, and angelica. I have an old Constance Spry recipe book which has 3 versions of candied orange peel and one for grapefruit. This is the easiest one, let me know if you'd like any more:

CANDIED ORANGE PEEL

Peel of 2 large oranges, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, granulated sugar for finishing

Cut peel in strips. Cover with cold water and bring to boil. Drain. Repeat this 4 of 5 time till quite soft. Make syrup of sugar and 1/4 cup water. Boil softened peel in syrup till latter is absorbed. Cool. Roll in sugar. Put on racks to dry

Pink.

Hi marie,

Pen Pen recommended this recipe recently: Candied Peel

Pink

meanmarie

Thanks Lola and Pink,

Used to love the stuff when I was a child...we'll see how mine turns out

Marie

Penelope_Penguin

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi marie,

Pen Pen recommended this recipe recently: Candied Peel

Pink

Did I Femme au Foyer has asked for my recipe so I'm going to send her here

I like to make mine with grapefruit, orange and lemon. I tried lime once, but getting the thin skin off was a :eek: :eek: :eek: I'd like to have a go with thick skinned small citrus, too.

Penny. x

Pink.

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Did I

Yes you did!

Pink

Penelope_Penguin

Pink-winged wrote: »

Yes you did!

Pink

Your Elephant-Memory is now really beginning to :eek: :eek: :eek: me. Good job that it goes with my Elephant-Hide before you say anything :A

FemmeAuFoyer

:TThanks to PW and PP

squeaky

lolarentt wrote: »

My mother used to make her own, and angelica. I have an old Constance Spry recipe book which has 3 versions of candied orange peel and one for grapefruit. This is the easiest one, let me know if you'd like any more:

CANDIED ORANGE PEEL

Peel of 2 large oranges, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup sugar, granulated sugar for finishing

Cut peel in strips. Cover with cold water and bring to boil. Drain. Repeat this 4 of 5 time till quite soft. Make syrup of sugar and 1/4 cup water. Boil softened peel in syrup till latter is absorbed. Cool. Roll in sugar. Put on racks to dry

Phew!

Cooling mine now... but blimey that's a lot of time on the cooker. I think I'll try brewing in the microwave next time. Four oranges worth of peel. (lemons tomorrow methinks).

Must get limes sometime.

Especially since the use of an orange instead of lemon to make orange curd worked so well. I really fancy trying lime curd.

tryingtoruletheworld

I like the sound of home made candied peel! How long do you think it would keep? I assume the sugar etc would extend its life fairly well!

Penelope_Penguin

tryingtoruletheworld wrote: »

I like the sound of home made candied peel! How long do you think it would keep? I assume the sugar etc would extend its life fairly well!

You're right - the sugar does preserve it. However, you need to make sure that all the moisture is driven from the peel, otherwise they can go mouldy If I have any left over after festive baking, I ususally freeze it