Nana made orange every year. Dishes of sweet treats appeared on Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner table. In fact, the holidays would not be the same without this sweet. After Nana died, my older daughter was the tradition until she died two years ago. She was the mother of our only grandchildren - twins - and life is different without them.
Christmas was my daughter's favorite time of year. My granddaughter loves it too, and sets theTree the day after Thanksgiving. "Grandma, we can make candied orange peel?" She asked.
"Of course" I replied. "I find the recipe."
I had the candy before, but had trouble finding the recipe. Finally, I reached for a reliable text Nana's "The Boston Cooking School Cook Book". Candied orange peel was added to the index, and when I turned on the page, it was covered with pale orange drips. Yes, Nana had "been there" and made the countless recipeTimes.
The recipe for the crust of four oranges, cooked slowly in boiling water. After the bark is soft, it is cut into strips and boiled in sugar water and corn syrup. Cooled crust is dipped in sugar or chocolate. Since Nana had a sweet tooth, she did both. Nana has a lot of snacking while she was making the candy.
A more recent version of "The Good Housekeeping Cookbook" contains a similar recipe, but it is expensive. Orange peel once cookedin boiling water for 15 minutes. The bowl is drained and cooked again. Softens skin is dipped in sugar and lemon juice and gelatin. Although I have made not the recipe, it sounds too sweet for me. Which recipe should I do with my granddaughter?
Of course there has to be Nana's recipe. I can see it almost cut the peel into small triangles and lick chocolate from your fingers. Food links generations together and my granddaughter request came from memoriesher mother's holiday baking. Making memories of us will combine orange peel and Nana and our will be sweet with her.
Need a little gift for someone? This recipe is a great gift. I dip the bowl in chocolate only, but you can follow Nana's example and roll them in sugar. Here is the recipe for the family, just in time for the holidays.
Ingredients
4 navel oranges
1 cup sugar
1 / 2 cup water
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1Package semi-sweet chocolate chips
Method
Make four slits in each orange with a sharp knife. Peel the oranges and cool the fruit. Remove all the white parts from the bowl with a spoon. Insert give the dishes in a large pot. Sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook over low heat until the skin is translucent, or a candy thermometer registers to 230 degrees. Cool the shell on a non-stick aluminum foil or parchment paper. Cut the peel into strips. Melt chocolate chips in a water bath.Dip the candy in the hot chocolate, coating one half of each piece of candy. Cool until chocolate has set. In tightly covered container.
Copyright 2009 by Harriet Hodgson
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