Candied Grapefruit

This is not a recipe blog but these are worth sharing.  If you're going to have something sugary, this might be it.

Candied Grapefruit Peel.

• Two good sized grapefruit (or more)
• Sugar
• Sharp knife
• Time

See notes below - What, Why, Where, When.

Cut the ends off the grapefruit. 
Lay the fruit on one cut side, then with a sharp knife, remove the peel in sections, working around the fruit.
Cut from top to bottom, taking both the peel and the pith. (You may even get a little piece of flesh - which is allowed.)
Cut the peel into long strips (size of course depending on your grapefruit).  The strips will swell so make the strips around 1cm (1/4 inch) wide, no more.

Place strips into a large pan, allowing no more than two layers deep.

• Have a colander or sieve waiting.
• Cover (just) with cold water, place on the stove and bring to a gentle boil. Count to 20.
• Drain the peel.
• Put peel back into saucepan, cover with cold water.
• Repeat the above 5 times.
• When the final peel is well drained, weigh it.
• Put peel back into saucepan with an equal weight of sugar.

​At this stage you can continue or leave the finishing to another day.

• Over a low heat, cook the peel, occasionally moving it around the saucepan carefully, with a wooden spoon.
• This should be watched carefully and not rushed.  Gradually the peels will become candied. Continune until fairly dry.  As you can see (above) it's easy to allow some to "catch" and darken.
• Cool just enough so that handling is easy.  With tongs, remove peel from the saucepan and arrange to dry overnight on a baking rack.
• To finish, toss in sugar and store, (fairly indefinitely).

Notes:

• The peel is bitter-sweet and has a refreshing and cleansing mouth-feel after dinner.
• I wouldn't recommend handling more than four grapefruit at a time.
• The flesh can of course be cut up and kept for breakfast.
• Pink grapefruit is fantastic this way but for some strange reason, oranges won't work.
• This is super easy but you've got to be there.  No going off to check other "stuff".