Orange Peels and Usefulness.

If you've been a blog reader for some time, you'd know that I don't throw much away.  I talked forever ago about using cloves to poke in oranges that are going bad.  Orange Peels too...don't throw them away. I use them in 3 ways.

1) Dehydrate them and throw in the food processor (I have a mini one).

 Perfect for recipes such as
 
Cranberry-Orange Muffins


Cranberry-Orange Pinwheels

 
Cranberry-Orange Bar Cookies.

 2) Simmer them with a few cloves on the stovetop.  Makes your house smell divine.


3) Make your own cleaner.  Soak for a week with vinegar.  Drain, compost the peels and you have a citrus all purpose cleaner.  We often use diluted 50/50 with water in a spray bottle.

Well, there you have it.  Free and almost free stuff from stuff you'd through a way.  Tell me, what do you do with oranges?  Maybe just eat them like 'normal' people is what my husband might say. :)

It's Homemade Living Wednesday. 

Today is the last post in the Homemade Living Series.  Thanks for joining along and being a reader.  It's just

Mary - http://homegrownonthehill.blogspot.com and I posting today.  But the crew just may be back for new postings in the future.  Merry Christmas to you all!