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On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:24:12 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

> A slight correction in terminology -- I am not zesting the orange
> at all, I am just placing the peel of the orange in with the rooibos while
> it is brewing (thus imparting zest flavor, without physically zesting).
> After it has brewed I add the juice.
>
> I suspect adding zest, rather than the entire peel, would do about
> the same thing to the flavor. But I haven't tried it.

In theory, whole peel adds significant bitterness unless it has been
parboiled at least twice.

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