All departed this world in a shovel of fat

[sovay]

At my family's annual Hanukkah party tonight, my brother deep-fried: Golden Oreos, a Crunchie bar, two kinds of marzipan (chocolate-dipped and plain), a peeled clementine, candied orange peel, candied ginger, a chocolate marshmallow, and Great Cthulhu. There were calls for him to deep-fry some grapes, but by that point the exercise was mostly theoretical: I'm not sure anyone's cardiovascular system could have stood further experimentation. We may have achieved both excellence and serious injury.

But oh, my God. Deep-fried candied orange peel and deep-fried candied ginger. That may be all you need.

And hope.

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[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I must say, it was the deep-fried orange peel that attracted me! Having just spent time making jars and jars of yummy Seville marmalade...

So... your brother has a deep frier? And is not afraid of very hot fat!

What did he use for a batter?

[sovay]

Having just spent time making jars and jars of yummy Seville marmalade...

Photos? Recipe? Report!

So... your brother has a deep frier? And is not afraid of very hot fat!

My brother has a deep fryer and also a very deep saucepan that can be filled with oil for an encore. He's been frying our latkes for years, plus onion rings and whatever anyone else hands him. Which derspatchel this year decided to test. With excellent results, if you ask me.

What did he use for a batter?

I'll ask him for the recipes—the one for the onion rings was a straightforward dough, not sweet, and the one for the desserts was more like doughnuts. I didn't eat any of the onion rings, but I can vouch for the sweet kind.

[ckd]

The onion rings were also very tasty.

[sovay]

The onion rings were also very tasty.

I am glad they met with your approval.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure when/if report will come (due to the backlog of So Many Posts), but here is a photo of the Seville oranges, boiling away, preparatory to being turned into marmalade:



ETA: the method I used was desperance's, which worked excellently: entry here

[sovay]

but here is a photo of the Seville oranges, boiling away, preparatory to being turned into marmalade:

That's a beautifully vivid photo! There's a lot of motion in it. I hope they smelled fantastic.