Comments on Giovanna's Trifles: Grandma and Mattie and (this time) Pie: Part II

Therese, what an excellent idea (stowing peel in t...

2009-10-28T12:54:35.970-07:00

Therese, what an excellent idea (stowing peel in the freezer). And I bet even my shoddy non-labeling self would be able to i.d. quarter sections of citrus peel. What else could it possibly look like?

Jessica, Nana's fruitloaf sounds like an excellent afternoon tea treat--any chance of getting a recipe?

Nana's Fruitloaf. As my father says, "fr...

2009-10-28T10:56:35.884-07:00

Nana's Fruitloaf. As my father says, "fruit and nuts and just enough flour and egg to make it stick together." To be less succinct: flour, eggs, baking powder, figs, sultanas (which I can never find, so I use dried currants), almonds, hazel nuts. It's best aged and delicious with tea or coffee.

Like Therese, I make the peels as we eat citrus. Recently I started

And I'll bet that those frozen peels make a te...

2009-10-28T10:56:09.588-07:00

And I'll bet that those frozen peels make a tenderer candied candied peel too.

Must make some mincemeat. And I always have candie...

2009-10-28T10:33:02.499-07:00

Must make some mincemeat. And I always have candied peel around. What I do is collect citrus rinds gradually--I tell the family to take rinds off their oranges & grapefruits in quarters and throw them in a bag in the freezer, and whenever I have enough and feel like it, I candy a batch.

Your mom's candied orange peels are one of our...

2009-10-28T10:07:58.814-07:00

Your mom's candied orange peels are one of our favorites. And, surprisingly easy to make.

Love your photos of the mincemeat...and of your grandmother in the previous article!!

Jessica--what else goes in your grandmother's ...

2009-10-28T09:32:29.695-07:00

Jessica--what else goes in your grandmother's fruitloaf? And do you use different candied peels in it? I'm glad you enjoy the blog, thanks for stopping by!

Candied grapefruit peel is delicious--really wonderful with an espresso. And such a pretty color. The above recipe works for 2 grapefruits.

This is intriguing. I've been making you moth...

2009-10-28T09:12:23.230-07:00

This is intriguing. I've been making you mother's candied peel for years to put in my grandmother's Fruitloaf. I am not sure if she started making this in her native Germany or after she fled to England. In any case, home made candied peel is so much fun to make. It perfumes the house and seems so much more wholesome than the commercial peels. My favorite is candied grapefruit