Ahhh, buddha hands - the farmers market's hipster-bait. Maybe they last better in Asia but the two times I've had them brought to me ("look what I found!" "At the Santa Monica farmer's market?" "...yes..." "from the vendor with the beard and the dreads?" "...how did you -" "thanks. Give it here.") they smell vaguely like citron for a couple days then start smelling like rotting citron. I think they're f'ing cool looking but the fact that you can't actually do anything with them annoys me. Try candied frut again. It's worth it. Start with something edible.
Will do! I candied the fruit within a day of buying it, does it really go bad that quickly?
No, it's just that I've never found a recipe of suggestion that involves eating it. Food is usually better if you make it from other food, and buddha hands are "almost food." The recipe I linked to works awesome for orange and lemon peel. We intended to try grapefruit this year but then we had a baby and the schedule slipped. ;-)