On Apr 7, 11:35*am, George M. Middius > wrote:
> notbob wrote:
> > I recently bought a bag o' navel oranges. *Big suckers! *After peeling
> > all those lemons fer lemoncello, I have citrus fruit peel on my
> > brain. *I hate seeing these gorgeous orange peels go into the trash
> > and am thinking of make orange-cello. *Can the peel of an orange be
> > saved in the fridge or the freezer without losing any of the oils
> > needed to for -cello?
>
> Scrape off the zest and immerse it in diluted grain alcohol. Presto --
> orange extract!

As much OJ as I squeeze for my wife and son, I could just about set up
a commercial zest operation.

--Bryan