Orange peel Ideas

[bluebex111]

I thought a few of these sounded interesting:

5 Ways to Use Dried Citrus Peels | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

Any other ideas?

[BFG]

I think I remember reading somewhere that you can use them as fire lighters.

[Rhona]

I love the idea of making a citrus peel powder - would be really versatile. Never thought of it before so thanks for that.

I like boiling the strips in syrup, then cooling, drying and dipping in dark chocolate. And the orange peel must offset any calories in the chocolate...

[bluebex111]

wow both great suggestions, thanks. Fire lighter idea is great - my OH has dreadful trouble getting our fire going! (No puns please ;-) )

And dipping in chocolate... heaven.

[pipscariad]

I think I remember reading somewhere that you can use them as fire lighters.

Dried peel burns really well, I do it with all the satsuma peel - when they burn they throw out amazing jets of flame! I dry them on top of the trivet that I keep on the woodburner, with the plus that they make the room smell lovely too (unless it gets too hot and they burn - not a good room fragrance, burnt satsuma ). Enjoy!

p.s. I reckon they are better at getting a fire blazing a bit more, rather than the actual first lighting of one, but see how you get on. I tend to fling them on when the fire is low, to perk it up and add a bit of excitement!

[Bren In Pots]

Thanks for that, I've just been putting mine in the compost bin.