Lemon Peel Candy

In honor of our Annual Lemon Festival, I decided to make lemon peel candy.  I have tried to make orange peel candy in the past with some success and thought that lemon would work too.  I have a good friend whose tree's seem like they continuously produce lemons so its nice to find another use for them.

The recipe is really easy and goes like this. . . . .





Cut the top and bottom off of about 10 lemons and then quarter them.  Peel the skins off of the lemon quarters (save the lemons for another recipe like lemon-aid or you can freeze for later).






Cut the skins into about 1/4 inch slices.   Place in a pot, fill with cold water and bring to a boil.  Once it boils drain and rinse with cold water.  Repeat process of cooking the peels with fresh cold water, boiling and rinsing.

In a saucepan put 4 cups of sugar into 2 cups of water.  Whisk mixture,  bring to a boil, and add the peels.  Simmer for about 45 minutes.  Peels should be tender.




Transfer the cooked peels to a drying rack with wax paper and let dry for about 1 hour.  Roll the slices in sugar and there you have it- Lemon Peel Candy.  Store in an airtight container.


We will be serving some during the Lemon Festival so stop by before its all gone!

Hope to see you this weekend!
Corrie