Orange and Lemon Chocolate Candy

 

If you tend to have a deluge of orange and lemon rind around the kitchen,  making your own home made chocolate candy is a wonderful  idea, This is a delicious chocolate sweet which will delight your neighbours and friends. It is also very easy to prepare.

Recipe

The peel of 3 oranges and 2 lemons
Half litre of water
1 kilo sugar
500g pure dark chocolate

Blanch the peel with boiling water after cutting them up into short bite size strips. Remove the white pith beneath the peel. Add the water and sugar to a pan and bring to boiling point. Add the orange/lemon peel cuts to the boiling water for two minutes, let cool. Repeat this six or seven times. Strain the peel cuts and allow to dry out so they are sticky. Place some grease proof paper on the table. Melt the chocolate gently in a pan and once melted remove from heat. Dip the peel cuts into the chocolate and place on the grease proof paper to dry. Store in an air tight container.