Apple Surprise

This recipe is from Mima, my grandmother. No yield is provided, and it is also one of the more obscure recipes she wrote, with limited to no measurements.

Ingredients
Apples
Sugar
Water
2 Tablespoons grated orange rind

Process

1. Peel but don't core uniform size apples.
2. Prepare a rich syrup using equal parts sugar and water, and cook 5 minutes. 
3. Simmer apples in the syrup until they are transparent. 
4. Remove from heat and chill. 
5. Add 2 Tablespoons grated orange rind for each cup of syrup. 
6. Simmer several minutes and then cool. 
7. When ready to serve, spoon syrup over chilled apples. 
8. Serve with whipped cream.