De Leon Creams

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 cup candied orange peel

Instructions

1. 1Put sugar, water, and cream of tartar in a kettle on the stove. Stir gently until sugar is dissolved. Cook to soft ball stage. Turn out on buttered platter (do not scrape kettle). Leave to cool until it will show the imprint of finger, then beat until creamy. Work in the finely chopped orange peel, let stand until quite cool. Form into rolls about one inch thick. Roll in more chopped peel and slice. Set in a cool place before serving.