SC - Re: Candied Peel Question

[Elaine Koogler]

Just a thought...have you tried using a veggie peeler to get the good part off
of the orange/lemon/grapefruit...in other words, they will get off the good part
of the peel and leave the white nasty stuff behind.  That's how I get the lemon
zest for my lemon curd!

Kiri

Gerekr at aol.com wrote:

> On 12/29/00 6:49 AM sca-cooks at ansteorra.org wrote:
>
> >From:  alysk at ix.netcom.com (Elise Fleming)
> ... I also found that the easiest
> >way to get rid of the white pith was to remove it with a regular spoon
> >_after_ it had gone through the boiling process several times.  It becomes
> >very soft and easy to remove at that point, leaving you with just the outer
> >skin.
> >
> >Alys Katharine
>
> Thanks, we do have a couple of juice places in town, and I wouldn't have
> thought of that!  And thanks to the others who wrote with suggestions.
>
> I have tried taking the pith off the last couple of mandarin skins with a
> spoon before they go in the freezer and it seems to work fairly well,
> also reduces volume significantly.  Will try the "after a couple of
> boils" on all others that went already.
>
> Chimene
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