dried orange peel

Orange peel- the next time you are eating oranges, use a fancy citrus zester or a plain, garden variety vegetable peeler and peel the orange part of the peel away from the white rind. Dry these in your oven, air dry them, or do as we once did- spread them out over your oil heater in your house during the winter. When they are brittle, they are done. These are very tasty additions to many recipes, and can also be used to flavor your drinking water. They keep a very, very long time.