Candied Orange Peel

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Title: CANDIED ORANGE PEEL
Categories: S_living, Desserts, Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

1 Quart (1/4-inch wide) orange
Strips (about 15 oranges)
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Sugar
1 c Water
Sugar

Christmas. Place orange peel in water to cover in a
Dutch oven; add salt. Bring to a boil, and boil 20
minutes. Drain. Repeat boiling procedure twice without
salt, and set orange peel aside.Combine 2 cups sugar
and 1 cup water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil
and cook, stirring often, until syrup spins a thread,
about 7 minutes (234 degrees). Add orange peel; simmer
30 minutes, stirring often. Drain orange peel well.
Discard syrup.Roll peel, a few pieces at a time, in
sugar. Arrange in a single layer on wire racks; let
dry 4 to 5 hours. Store in an airtight container.
Yield: about 1 pound.

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