Candying Orange Peels
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare two jars or crocks; fill one with strong saltwater and the other with plain water.
Drop the orange peels into the saltwater jar.
Use thicker peels for better results; avoid peels from squeezed oranges.
Ensure the peels are neatly divided in halves or quarters.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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