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| My crandying paraphernalia :-) MMmmm |
Crandied Orange Peel
3 oranges
1 tablespoon salt
4 cups water
1/2 cup cranberry water *
*When I made craisins earlier this week, I set aside the juices from blanching them and used them in my candied orange peel. If you don't have this - no idea if cranberry juice will work but I don't see why not - then use 2 cups of sugar and 1/2 cup water.
Cut peel of each orange in eighths; loosen from pulp with bowl of spoon. (Eat orange sections as 65 calorie snack.) Add salt to 4 cups water; add peel. Put water, salt and peels in large freezer bag and let stand overnight.
Drain; wash thoroughly. Cover with cold water; heat to boiling. Drain. Repeat three times. This helps remove bitter taste.
Cut peel in strips 1/4 to 1/5 inch thick. In saucepan, combine 2 cups peel, sugar, and 1/2 cup cranberry water. (If using sugar and water, heat and stir till sugar dissolves). Cook slowly till peel till peel is translucent. This can take about 45 minutes. Drain, roll in granulated sugar. Dry on a rack for several hours. Keep away from all animals. Cat hair is murder on these!
After about 5 hours, I wiped the excess sugar from the strips and set it aside (for oatmeal - it's cranberry-sweetened!). Then, I let the peels keep drying.
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Today is also Weigh Day and Measurement Day. Slowly, but surely, things are still going down! (Except my cursed calves, of course. Grrr)
My Measurements:
Weight: 142.8 ... overall loss of 52.2!!!
Waist: 27.75 inches ... 0.25 inches smaller than last month
Hips: 37.75 inches ... 0.25 inches smaller than last month
Thigh: 19 inches ... 0.5 inches smaller than last month
Arms: 11 inches ... no change from last month
Calf: 15 inches ... no change from last month, again.
Last Month's Measurements:
Weight: 146.2 pounds
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 38 inches
Thigh: 19.5 inches
Calf: 15 inches
Arms: 11 inches
Starting Points:
Weight: 195 lbs
Waist: 40 inches
Hips: 47.25 inches
Thigh: 28.5 inches
Upper Arm: 15.5 inches
Calf: 17.25 inches
Push ups: 4
Crunches: 15
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