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Jonathan Spencer’s recipe for Candied Peel

Published on February 2, 2006 at Food

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How to make Candied Peel (Jonathan Spencers Recipe)

Ever wondered how to do this, wanted to make your own from the peel of organic fruit for example, then see the whole article.

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THE INGREDIENTS
Take the peel of any number of Citrus fruits….Orange, Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, (and make sure its is well scrubbed on the out side)
Granulated White Sugar or Billingtons Natural Granulated Sugar (equal in weight to the Peel)
Water

THE METHOD
Soak Overnight
Next Day, throw away the soaking water
Add sufficient water to cover
On a Medium to high heat cook until soft

Now drain off the water again
Add I cup of fresh water and the sugar (remember equal in weight to the amount of Peel you had at the beginning)
Bring slowly to the boil, adjusting the heat for the following…
Allow most of the syrup to boil away (being careful not to let it burn, or let the peel stick to the bottom of the pan)
The put on a plate to cool

A nice way to server this agfter using in mince meat, christmas pud and Christmas Cake recipe is to cut into small pieces or strips and dip in melted chocolate and allow to cool…yum

if you use my recipe and it works for you please either use the comment button underneath the article or the forum link to tell me how you got on.

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Jonathan has experience in both the nonprofit and business sectors, working in a consultative capacity and as a project manager with PCTs, charities, the arts, trade unions, businesses and individuals in the areas of Information, motivation, direction and communications development. He has helped organisations as diverse as carers charities and magazine publishers to develop strategy, policy and process to make a more efficient infrastructure. One where staff share in the gains of the organisation and the end user, whether client, patient or customer, receives the highest quality service possible. As well as being an expert in applied information technology and communication he is a qualified and experienced counsellor and motivator.