This is a wonderful time of year to preserve some summer for later use. Citrus is in abundance and I love to put the candied peels in my hot tea on a cold winter day. You can also candy ginger this way!
From this months edition of Organic Gardener!
Organic candied Citrus peels/Ginger too!
A few tools you will need before you begin...
Organic Citrus and or Ginger
toothbrush or veg scrubber
cutting board
chef knife
peeler
scissors
saucepan
bowl ice water
organic granulated sugar
cream of tarter
thermometer
gallon size zip loc bags
The best peels for this are Meyers Lemons, Clementines, Minneolas, Pomelos, or Honey Tangerines.
Scrub fruits well, rinse and dry. Cut peels from fruit, removing as much white as possible. Boil peels in saucepan for about 1 hour, drain and place in ice bath. Return peels to pan with as much water and sugar to cover in equal amounts 1 for 1. So if you need 4 cups water, use 4 cups sugar. Dont mix peel types in order to keep them separate. Add 1 t cream of tarter for every 4 cups water/sugar. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, reduce heat and cook for a total time of 1 hour, or when temp reaches 230 degrees. Drain and reserve syrup. Dry on wire rack or wax paper, till cooled. Place in gallon size bag with 1 C sugar and toss to coat. Leave out to let dry or cook in low oven set at 200, then turn off, let sit overnight. Return to bag and recoat. Store in airtight container with a little sugar. Enjoy in tea with honey.....Happy fixin!
While you are at it, check out these great peelers from Sur La Table! I love the one that looks like a razor! It works great!
Kuhn Rikon Swiss Peelers, Set of 3 (Google Affiliate Ad)The Perfect Peeler by Kyocera (Google Affiliate Ad)
