Ingredients

How to make it

  • Peel and seed pumpkin and cut it into 2 x 4 inch strips.
  • Stir baking soda into enough water to cover the strips.
  • Add pumpkin strips and allow to soak 12 hours.
  • Drain and rinse pumpkin in running water.
  • Drop pumpkin strips into a pot of boiling water and cook until tender, but not soft.
  • Remove the pumpkin strips and crisp in a bowl of ice cold water, then drain.
  • Combine sugar with 1/2 cup water, lemon juice and cilantro in a saucepan.
  • Heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, then boil slowly, without stirring for 10 minutes.
  • Add pumpkin strips, cover the pot, and simmer for about 20 minutes, until syrup is thick and strips are brittle.
  • Spread candy out on a rack or on a wax paper-covered tray to dry for at least 10 hours.
  • Roll in additional sugar if desired and store in an airtight container.

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