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Peel, Orange and Lemon

The rinds of the orange and lemon may be classed amongst the aromatic condiments. They owe their high flavour to the essential oil they contain. When this is extracted it is sold as the essence of oranges and lemons. A few drops of this essential oil is quite as useful as the peel itself: besides, it has the advantage of being easily preserved, whereas the peel when dried loses in course of time most of its flavour, from the essential oil escaping.

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