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Orange Peel Candy

orange peel

the rind of an orange
strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar
This article is a catalog of notable tints and shades of the color orange.

candy

A sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts
Sugar crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
sugarcoat: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
(candied) encrusted with sugar or syrup; “candied grapefruit peel”

orange peel candy – Paradise Diced

Paradise Diced Orange Peel, 8 Ounce Tubs (Pack of 6)

Paradise Fruit Company was incorporated in 1961 as part of Canaveral Utilities and Development Co., a land development operation on the east coast of Florida. The name “Paradise”, a label used by a company that had been in the ‘glace’ (candied) fruit business since the end of WW2, was acquired by Canaveral during the year of incorporation. After several acquisitions and mergers with similar businesses, ‘glace’ fruit became the major segment of the company’s business. In 1965, the name was changed to Paradise Fruit Company, Inc. During those years, there were a number of relatively small operations manufacturing candied fruit, primarily for sale to commercial bakers. The management of Paradise anticipated that there was a great potential for direct sales to homemakers through supermarkets. Over a period of several years, Paradise developed the now familiar transparent, reusable plastic containers found in almost every supermarket during the holiday season. In order to become more immediately responsive to its customers needs, the company invested in a facility to manufacture all of its packaging. This, combined with large inventories, enabled almost overnight filling and shipping of orders. During the same period, the company acquired, merged with, or was licensed by a number of competitors to become the leading marketer of ‘glace’ fruit products under labels that have been trusted and asked for by customers for generations. Given the increasing diversification, the name of the company was changed to Paradise, Inc. in 1993. Paradise remains an innovator in ‘glace’ fruit marketing, introducing in 2003 a new package design that incorporates recipes and a cash-redeemable coupon.

Candied Orange Peel

Before making the orangettes (previous photo) I made this candied orange peel. A similar technique, except this time I didn’t want the pith, and sat here removing it painstakingly for hours until my hand cramped up from holding the knife. Now it’s done, what shall I do with it? I’ve kept it in the syrup I made it in (delicious)! I suspect I will end up throwing it away eventually unless I happen to fancy an orange cocktail one day. Or orange syrup on pancakes, that’d be yum. I didn’t really think this one through before spending so much time on it, it was the product of procrastination really. That’s the orange tree in the background by the way….. I might have made the depth of field a little too shallow to show that actually!

oranges candied

A batch of freshly candied orange peel waiting for a chocolate bath.