Candied Grapefruit Rind(Perfect At Christmas) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

rind of two grapefruits
1 c. sugar
red food coloring
green food coloring
granulated sugar

Preparation

Peel grapefruit and cut rind in quarters. Let stand overnight in salt water (1 tablespoon salt to quart of water). Drain; wash thoroughly and cut into strips. Simmer in clear water, changing water several times until the grapefruit rind has no bitter taste (six or more times). When the rind is tender, drain and cook in a sugar syrup of 2 parts sugar to 1 part water until rind is transparent.