Orange peel at home: 10 variants use the kitchen in the house, garden

Oddly enough, orange peel - the most useful part of the whole fruit. The pulp contains approximately 70 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, and the crust is almost twice as much!

Furthermore, it has copper, magnesium, folic acid, vitamins A and B, fragrant essential oils.

Dispose of such goods in the trash is not necessary, because there are 10 options of using orange peel at home.

Orange as a spice

Bright orange flavor freshens, gives strength and usually like everyone, without exception.

Instead of artificial essences, more advantageous to use a natural product:

• Delicious marinade for chicken can be cooked with olive oil, the dried powdered orange peel, thyme and basil. Add salt, pepper and garlic to taste.
• If you pour olive oil dried strips of rind and let stand in a sealed jar a week, you get fragrant salad dressing.
• A pair of pieces of peel in the teapot will make a great citrus tea, black or green, it does not matter. Even if the quality of the tea pack is poor.

Orange colors in the interior

Orange peel almost darken when dry, so look very elegant and are popular with amateur handicraftsmen festive decor with your own hands.

They combine well with nice spices: cinnamon sticks, cloves asterisks.

• Christmas tree decorations from orange skins can be very different forms. You can cut and dry them in the form of spirals, stars, Christmas trees, figures of animals. Hang them individually or strung on a string, like a garland.
• From raw orange peel can make an interesting candle. You have to cut the fruit in half, carefully remove the slices, being careful not to damage the white tail in the middle and pour the oil there, such as olive oil. The tail should be a little peek of the oil, it will perform the role of the wick.
• Orange - a good air freshener, we need only brew zest in boiling water. You can even give a flavor of the bath by placing it in a bag with a peel and cinnamon stick.

The use of the garden area

Unlike humans, many animals and insects can not stand the smell of citrus.

Therefore, from the peel obtained effective deterrent tool.

• If the crumbs of dried orange peel scattered on a bed, cats, and close to it will not work. By the way, the reception is good enough to protect the flower pots on the windowsill.
• Fresh orange peel repel mosquitoes. If they rub the exposed parts of the body, insects will prefer to stay away.
• With the help of dried spirals of peel easily start a fire in the fireplace or grill. Thanks to the essential oils they break instantly.
• And even fans of oranges can save on pots for seedlings. They are easy to replace cups of crusts. Sprouts transplanted later on a bed without removing it from improvised molds.

How to dry orange peels

If you want to dry the peel in the form of beautiful spirals, it is better to cut them with whole oranges with a sharp knife.

Cut off only need the color layer. If the shape is not important, it is possible to clean fruit, as usual, and then remove the skins with a white layer and cut them into pieces.

Drying is better spread out on a tray, in a natural way. Keep in the oven is not recommendedSo as not to lose a part of aromatic oils that evaporate from the heat.

Store ready-made zest in a closed container in a dry, dark place.