Sugar Makes Everything Better

Our orange tree produced a pile of oranges this year but none of us were eating them. I had been thinking about doing something with them, a jelly perhaps, but Chris brought up making marmalade. I let him take over that responsibility and while I took Forest to swimming lessons on Wednesday evening Chris made marmalade in the kitchen.

It’s been many years since we’ve made any kind of jelly, much less actually canned something. It’s a lot of work but certainly worth it in the end. I had Chris keep the peels for about half of the oranges he wasn’t going to use and ended up making candied orange peels this evening. Because the oranges were already peeled it made the whole process a lot easier, otherwise the extra step would have been a little more annoying. Candied orange peels aren’t difficult, the only thing that takes time is waiting for the peels to soften in the simmering sugar water but at least you can do something else nearby or in the kitchen while that is going.

And the end result is a sugary delight! I’m hoping the fact the peels are soft and covered in sugar will entice Forest to try them!