procrastination can be useful

i was eating an orange as part of my self imposed, tightly regulated break a day before my clinical neuropsych exam. suddenly, when i had eaten the last slice, i was left with 6 elliptical pieces of used orange. the rind suddenly looked very appealing and potentially useful.

so i removed most of the pith (the white part) and sliced them thin.

they were boiled in a simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water) for 40 mins to remove their bitterness.

now, take a sauce pan,

put in some sugar,

place the orange rinds, toss,

then munch or use as garnish (after a few hours of drying). remember to save the syrup for glazing/drinks/needed orangey sugar high.