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Orange, Iced

Take off the rind, and carefully remove as much of the white as possible without drawing the juice; if bruised, oranges are useless for this purpose. Whisk the whites of two eggs to a froth, and then beat into it a pound of sugar, which should be of the best quality, and pounded; continue to beat for a quarter of an hour, when the oranges must be dipped singly into the egg and sugar mixture; this is best effected by running a strong thread through each, by which they can be attached to a rod suspended across the oven. In a cool oven they should dry without acquiring colour, and will resemble balls of ice. Time, about half an hour to dry. Sufficient, half a pound of sugar to twelve oranges.