No contest, "orange chips" have now replaced animal crackers and even locust pods as Em and Ellie's favorite snack of all time. Crunchy, aromatic and high in Vitamin C, these treats are simple to prepare and store indefinitely once dried. Here's how you do it.
First, collect the peels from all the citrus fruits your family eats this winter. Beg your closest friends and family to save them too. Easy-peel clementines are the quickest to dry, but any variety of orange will work. Juicy ones just take a little longer to dry.
Next, spread peels in a single layer on a cookie sheet, inside facing up. Place near a sunny window if possible, but your kitchen counter works just as well. They will be crispy and dried in a day or two - ready to eat!! Simply stuff a handful in your jacket pocket before going outside, and you will be the Pied Piper for goats. No cost, no fuss, no mess.
(And if any of my friends want to contribute to our "edible compost" project, you will be the goat boys' best friend forever. They just celebrated their third birthday - in case anyone needed a gift idea...)
Happy Birthday, boys!
Hi there! I'm new to your blog but have been loving every word of it! (Shenanigans and all)
ReplyDeleteWill goats eat things like Lemon or Grapefruit peels or only orange? Thanks in advance! bye! (hits the follow button)