SC - candied fruit peel

[Kathleen M Everitt]

On Wed, 23 Apr 1997 16:57:27 -0400 "Philip W. Troy" <troy at asan.com>
writes:
>Mark Harris wrote:
>> 
>> On Friday April 18 there were a number of messages and inquiries on
>> candied fruit peel from Alys of Foxdale and others:
>> 
>> > Have you tried candied lemon peel?  Everyone I've given some to 
>loves it.
>> 
>> Or orange peel...or grapefruit peel...or lime peel...
>
>I hate to sound like one of THOSE people, but just FYI, grapefruits 
>are
>a hybrid created in the 19th century, if I remember correctly.
>
>Adamantius
>

Actually, the story that I heard was that they were discovered by one of
the 15th C. explorers (I forget at the moment which one) and he called
them "Grapefruit" because they looked like bunches of grapes. Never
having seen grapefruit in anything other than a grocery store or produce
market, I have no idea what they look like growing, but that's the story
that I've heard. So...they are borderline period at best and they may
very well be out of period. However, they taste great, you can make lots
of candy from one grapefruit and I hate to throw away the peels when I
know what yummy stuff I can make out of it. I compost, but still it seems
like such a waste! I usually stick with lemon and orange for events, just
to be on the safe side. But I make grapefruit a lot just to eat! :-) BTW,
the lime makes the least interesting peel. It tastes okay, but the skin
is very thin, so it's not as easy to work with, and the color after
simmering a few times looks like something that ought to be in a military
uniform!

Julleran