On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 3:59:22 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:36:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:31:58 -0400, Dave Smith
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> I can get dried orange zest at the Bulk Barn but I have never been
> > >> impressed with it. Now that I don't have a gall bladder and can eat
> > >> oranges, we have them on hand most of the time.
> > >
> > > I'd be candying my orange rinds if I had that kind of supply. As it
> > > is, I freeze them and candy them when I get enough to make it
> > > worthwhile.
> >
> > I have never had any luck with candying them. I just wind up with a sticky
> > mess.
>
> Sorry to hear it. I consider candied orange rinds to be one of those
> no brainer type things to do. Maybe that dehydrator you own could
> come in handy at the end - to dry it out enough to roll in sugar or
> dip in chocolate.
>
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>
> sf

I purchased some dried mandarins from Trader Joe's and it's great! Enrobing these things in chocolate would be a winner for sure.