Candied Lemon Peel

The lemons of my small Meyer lemon tree were ripe for picking so I did some internet searches and decided to make some candied lemon peel.

left some that weren't quite ripe

Started by squeezing out all the juice of 5 lemons

  

still using my mother-in-law's
  vintage green vaseline glass citrus juicer 

I put this wonderful lemon juice through a sieve and then measured out Tablespoons into small muffin tins which I froze.  These small "lemon cubes" will go into a freezer bag for later use in cooking.

next I removed the pith 

a melon baller worked great
to scrape it off
 and not damage the peel

use a pizza cutter to quickly slice them into small strips

to blanch the peels, drop them into cold water,

 bring to a boil, then drain immediately

~ repeat this step 3 times ~

now stir 2 cups of sugar into 2 cups of water,

 drop in the blanched drained peels

 and simmer for 15 minutes

when done, strain the peels but SAVE the liquid as it will be a wonderful aromatic sweet and tart tasting "lemon syrup" that can be used for flavoring when

 cooking, baking, or mixing drinks.

(good on pancakes)

Finally, toss the drained, dried lemon peels with sugar 

and place in a covered container

yummy,

 must try with oranges,  next!

Quiceanera Birthday Princess Tiara lemon yellow postage stamp