Home made candied lemon peel is very easy to make, and a great way to use up left over lemon rinds. It also tastes better than shop bought, and you can cut the peel to just how you like it.

This batch was made from the peel left over from making lemon cordial, but you could easily freeze single lemons until you had enough.

When making marmalade last week I froze some unused lemon peel with the thought of using it for something constructive. After some thought, and research, I decided to have a go at candied peel, not something I'd usually even use.

Hopefully having some in the house will be useful when it comes to baking, and for mincemeat at Christmas if it lasts that long. I wanted to have a wider range of peel than just two lemons, so the bag in the freezer grew to contain the following: