1985 November/December issue Part 5

Candied Grapefruit Peel

Don't throw away those rinds! Take four halves, after you've eaten the insides,
and cover them with cold water. Add a tablespoon of salt, bring to boil, boil thirty minutes, drain and rinse with cold water. Scrape out the membranes (don't scrape rinds too clean), slice thinly, cover with water again, add salt, boil thirty minutes. Drain and repeat once more. In heavy skillet or Dutch oven place rinds, 2 cups sugar, '/2 cup water. Cook till nearly dry. Drain in colander. Roll each piece in granulated sugar and lay on waxed paper to dry for about twenty-four hours.

Old Christmas Cards

Some missionaries want old Christmas cards to give away. If you know some of them, by all means send them yours. Another alternative to discarding the cards is to cut them into neat little gift tags for next year. Why pay $2.00 for a packet of six gift tags when you can have them for a few minutes' work with the scissors? I cut out angels, mangers, madonnas, even reindeer and holly wreaths from the cards and use the other side for the "To From ." The blank backs of white cards I put into a box in my desk for scratch paper.