An abundance of mandarin skins resembling twisted
petals of white and orange flowers, not suitable to call and count
rubbish After all, theoretically, they can find a diverse and very
useful application, which, in fact, goes further
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Kitchen
Being citrus, tangerines are suitable for a variety of goodies.
For example, candied fruit.
Candied fruit
Ingredients:
- 600 grams of fresh crusts;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 250 ml of water.
Cooking:
- Tangerine rind rinse and cut into small
slices. - Put in a bowl, pour cool water and set aside for 3
days, every 8-12 hours changing water. - Drain the water one last time, rinse the crusts and place them in
suitable capacity on the stove. - Pour a glass of water, bring to a boil, boil 10
minutes - Throw the pelts in a colander, and return the liquid to the stove.
- Add sugar and boil syrup while stirring.
- Fill them with crusts, leave them to soak in sweetness for 12
hours - Then put it on the stove again and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
at the minimum heat. - Once again, fold the peel into a colander, then, spreading baking
spread out the paper in a thin layer on the tray / table. - After 24 hours, when candied fruits are ready, you can still sprinkle them
powdered sugar.
For baking, desserts, as well as exotic main courses and
Snacks, handy zest.
Dried peel
Ingredients:
- 500 g of tangerines.
Cooking:
- Wash the fruit well, pat dry and clean.
- Cut a white layer from crusts with a knife, trying as best as possible.
leave only the bright upper layer of the peel, which, in fact, and
considered citrus fruit for zest. - Cut the skins thus prepared thin
stripes. - You can leave to dry the skin for a day at room temperature,
You can – do it in a couple of hours in a slightly heated oven with
ajar door. - Place the dried rind in the blender bowl and
grind into the smallest crumb. It is important to note that use
for this purpose, the grinder is not recommended – it may remain
characteristic, not leaving fragrance.
And you can also make tea, especially when it’s cold,
warming and strengthening immunity. Great to serve it with
shortbread biscuits, for example, with ginger, with dried cranberries.
Tea
Ingredients:
- 3 tsp. black leaf tea;
- 2 boxes of cardamom;
- dried peel from one mandarin;
- 750 ml of water.
Cooking:
- Fold in the teapot the fruit skin, crushed (in a mortar)
cardamom, pour in the brew. - Fill all with freshly boiled water.
- Count out 8-12 minutes and pour the drink into cups.
Cosmetics
Gentle cleansing and deep nutrition with a precious palette
vitamins (C, E, A) can be given to the skin of the body by preparing a scrub,
massaging, giving it silk softness.
Scrub
Ingredients:
- 40 g of dried tangerine peel ground to powder;
- 5 tbsp. l sea salt;
- 20 ml of olive oil not refined;
- 3 drops of tangerine essential oil.
Application:
- Stir the zest with salt.
- Add olive oil to the dry mixture, then essential,
mix everything well. - Do not hesitate, apply the scrub on the body, massaging the treated
plots. - After 10 minutes, wash the scrub with very hot water.
For the face, you can prepare a refreshing mask that eliminates
fat shine (due to fatty acids and vitamin B1 from mandarin),
making the skin supple and smooth.
Mask
Ingredients:
- 1 ч. l dried tangerine skin crushed in
powder; - 1 ч. l natural yoghurt (sour cream, yogurt);
- 1 fresh egg yolk.
Application:
- Combine the zest with yolk and fermented milk product, carefully
mix it up. - Distribute the product on the skin of the face, pre-cleared (and
preferably steamed), avoiding the area around the eyes. - After 15 minutes, wash with warm water, then wipe your face
ice cube.
First aid kit
For healing drink, pour fresh tangerine peels.
water in proportions of 1:10 and, boiling for 10 minutes, insist the decoction in
for 1 hour. Then it’s time to strain it and drink 1-3 times a day,
but not on an empty stomach and sharing with meals at intervals not less than
1 hour.
According to traditional medicine, this means:
- improves the digestive tract;
- acts as a choleretic;
- removes from the body toxins and slags.
Fresh skins are also used for inhalation.
cold, for the recovery of the respiratory system (including suppression
unproductive cough and relief of sputum discharge). For this
the peel should be placed in a vessel with a narrow “throat” and, filling with boiling water
in proportions of 1: 5, immediately begin to breathe rising steam.
Clean house
Fresh tangerine skins laid out on shelves where they are stored
bags / jars / boxes with food, effectively protect
kitchen / pantry from a number of pests, including moths and ants.
The main thing is to change the peel in time – it helps, only until it emits
essential oils.
A stylish trifle interior can become a sachet with mandarin. Their
design is no less important than the content. Let for example this
there will be bags of multi-colored organza tied with silk
ribbons, embroidered with beads and sequins.
Can make sachets, for example, in addition to dry tangerine
peel, from dry:
- violet flowers;
- cinnamon sticks;
- lavender flowers;
- mint leaves;
- spice cloves;
- sprigs of rosemary.
Plus, it is recommended to supplement some of the plants.
corresponding essential oils – so sachet will be much like
more expressive.
Gardening
Theoretically, houseplants and flower gardens are equally
useful skins of all citrus fruits – oranges, lemons, limes,
tangerines, grapefruit.
Thanks to this fertilizer, plantings grow faster, smaller
are sick, the pests are frightened off, and also – it rises in the soil
nitrogen content.
The two most popular fertilizer recipes are.
Fresh skins are good for fall / winter and denizens
window sill / balcony. Any jar should fill three quarters
peel, then top up with water, insist day and strain
liquid. And before watering (1 time per month) – it is diluted with water in
proportions 1: 3.
If the skin from tangerines accumulates all winter for spring and summer,
The recipe will be a little different. Suitable capacity filled with skins
on the same volume – three quarters, but – pour boiling water and set aside
just in time for it to cool. Filtered for watering (2 times per
month) the liquid is diluted with water in proportions 1: 5.
