Lemon Peels in Sugar Syrup Makes Lemon Syrup and Candied Lemon Peels
After juicing the lemons, instead of throwing away the peels, cut them into strips and cut as much of the white pith and section skins off as possible. That leaves strips with mostly the zest and a little bit of white.
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A small layer of white left isn’t bad. But the pith is bitter, so getting rid of most of it helps the flavor.
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I try to start with 4+ lemons. If I don’t have enough to process the peels, I freeze them in a Ziplock bag and then make the syrup when I have more peels. Sometimes the peels in other recipes before they are candied!
.. and if you are just cutting up extra lemons to candy the peels, you get the juice too. I often put the juice in little 1/2 c containers and freeze them.
My lemon juicer is a pathetic tool. Besides an overall bad design, it’s too small to fit any of the 
lemons I buy. Silly me for not thinking that one through. So, the lemons are pretty beat up after they are juiced.