Name: Dried Orange or Lemon Peel
Ingredients: 12 Med-skinned oranges or lemons

I've been there a few times in my life. Most don't understand it. That's understandable. However, it hit home to me when the Apostle Paul said, 'Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches' (2 Cor. 11:28). A number of years ago, the pain was so intense that the physical affliction Paul spoke about earlier in 2 Corinthians 11 would have been much preferred. I can take the long hours and the hard work. I can even take the pressures on my family. But the emotional pain is the one and only thing that forever tempts me to throw in the towel. When I feel that way, I can almost hear the Lord saying to me, 'Are you in it for Me or are you in it for yourself?' That's gut-check time. Am I really a servant of Christ (2 Cor. 11:23)?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Spices	14	Servings

INGREDIENTS

Med-skinned oranges or lemons

INSTRUCTIONS

Makes 1/4 c powdered orange peel or 1/8 c powdered lemon peel
a cheese or vegetable grater
Use the coarse side of a cheese grater to grate off the citrus skin in
strips; use only the orange (or yellow) part of the skin avoiding the
bitter white part. Spread the peel strips on two ceramic plates and let
dry, uncovered, at room temperature, for 3 to 4 days. When the peels become
brittle and shriveled, store them in a small glass jar.
To use:  Whirl the whole dried peels in a blender or food processor until
powdered, or use a mortar or pestle. The strong citrus oil will stay within
the dry peels and will be released fully upon powdering. Use whole dried
orange peel in tea blends and to perk up hot chocolate. Use powdered orange
or lemon peel in place of extract in baking; also in toppings, to flavor
sugar-bowl sugar and to flavor honey, duck, and barbecue sauces.
From "Make Your Own Groceries" by Daphne Metaxas Hartwig. Posted by Theresa
Merkling
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