The Orange
Orange Omelet
Peel three oranges down to the juice-pulp, then slice in - lengthwise strips until the heavier "rag" around the core is reached. Set these…
Orange Flower Soufflé
Break in bits in a bowl six macaroons (well flavoured with almonds) and mix them with a handful of orange blossoms or buds, pounding them…
Oranges and Rice
This may be prepared and served in two different ways: as a breakfast dish or a dessert. If for the former, cook plain boiled rice, using…
Orange Fritters
Make a simple batter (See Introductory Recipes) and in this dip slices or sections of orange from which all peeling, and core have been…
Orange Shortcake
Make a sweet shortcake (see Introductory Recipes) and after baking, butter it, then pour over it thin-sliced oranges well sweetened. Serve…
Orange Suet Pudding
To two cupsful of stale bread add one pint sweet milk, one cup fine-chopped suet, three-fourths cup of sugar, two well-beaten eggs, a…
Orange Marmalade Pudding
Mix together two tablespoonfuls or one glass of orange marmalade with one heaping tablespoon of flour, the yolks of three eggs and whites…
Orange Sauce
Cream together one cup sugar; half-cup butter, and one cup orange juice. FILLING FOR ORANGE PIE OR BAKED PUDDING Pare to the juice-pulp…
Orange Cheese Cakes
Same as Lemon Cheese Cakes. Substitute orange in same proportion.
Orange Loaf Cake
One cup of sugar; one-half cup butter; three eggs; one cup of rich milk or light sweet cream; grated rinds of two oranges and their juice…
Orange Fruit Cake
For three loaves take two cups each of orange marmalade and chopped, steamed prunes or raisins (or instead of two cups of prunes use one…
Orange Layer Cake
Make a simple one-egg cake for the layers and place on them thin slices of oranges before icing with plain boiled icing (see Introductory…
Orange Macaroons
Rub lump sugar on orange rind then roll the sugar and add sufficient powdered sugar to make in all one-fourth pound. Have whipped very…
Orange Fool
Add gradually the juice of three large and very sweet oranges to eight thoroughly beaten eggs, then whip in a halfpint of cream, a little…
Orange Custard
Make the same as Simple Lemon Custard No. 1, substituting orange rind for lemon. ORANGES WITH CUSTARD (So-called Soufflé) Peel, halve…
Orange Tapioca or Sago
Make a simple, clear tapioca (see Introductory Recipes) sweetened to taste; add whipped white of one egg and pour over sliced oranges.
Orange Gelatine
Make as for Lemon Jelly No. 2, using instead of one quart of water a pint each of orange juice and water and the juice of one lemon.
Orange Ice
Peel six sweet oranges and steep the rind in a quart of boiling water for twenty minutes. In another vessel cook into a syrup the juice of…
Orange Sherbet
Proceed as for Orange Ice until the mixture is half-frozen then add the whipped whites of two eggs to each quart of liquid and finish the…
Orange Delight
To the sherbet add grated or shredded pineapple, candied cherries, white grapes, nuts chopped fine, fresh-grated cocoanut or angelica…
Orange Marmalade Ice
Thin a pint of marmalade with a cup of boiling water and add one tablespoon of sugar. Strain or leave the bits of fruit as they are, cool…
Frozen Oranges
Pare oranges to the juice-pulp; halve, core, seed, and slice. To each quart of fruit add one cup of sugar and freeze.
Orange Ice Cream
For each quart of new milk and cream (equal parts) grate or cut fine the rinds of three oranges, simmering them in a pint of water till…
Sweet Orange Preserves
Preserves are sometimes made of the halved fruit, with the rind. In this case the oranges should be halved and cored sufficiently to remove…
Orange Jelly
To five ripe sweet oranges add one tangerine or mandarin, with rind and pulp of seventh orange. Slice fruit whole, removing seeds as far as…
Orange Syrup
To each pint of sweet, strained, orange juice add one pound of sugar and a little of the grated peel. The peel and juice of one lemon may…
Orangeade
For this and other beverages of orange juice see "Lemonade.'
Sweet Orange Wine
Methods vary in making orange wine, some wines being made with equal parts of orange juice and water and some with the orange juice alone…
Orange Vinegar
To orange pulp and juice add water and Florida syrup. "Mother" will form in a few weeks and strong vinegar result. (Cover the jar with thin…
The Kumquat
One of the most interesting members of the citrus family: the kin kan of the Japanese. The Chinese gold orange:
Grape-Fruit Tree
THE POMELO OR "GRAPE-FRUIT" So called from its mode of growth in clusters CHAPTER XVII
Kumquat, and Trifoliata
THE HE Citron (C. medica) is the heavy-weight of the whole Citrus family, although some varieties are no larger than certain Shaddocks or…
Recipes To Dry with Sugar
Citron is useless in its natural state. For keeping for home use or market it must be dried and this should be done just before the fruit…
Citron, Etc (It near the boiling point)
it near the boiling point without letting it reach it, then boil again until no more sugar can be taken up. The proportion of sugar taken…
Citron in Brine
The fruit may be kept in a strong brine as above, indefinitely, until ready to use it as a table preserve or for candying.
Citron Preserve
Cut the citron in thin slices and soak in a weak brine over night, then place on the stove in fresh water and let come to a boil. Pour off…
Citron Syrup and Ice
The syrup in which citron has been preserved makes variety in flavouring sauces for puddings or the puddings themselves. It may be…
The Kumquat Au Naturel
The kumquat is an exceedingly pretty adjunct to fancy dishes of various descriptions or cold drinks. For these purposes it may be served…
Citron, Etc (Insult For a salad few fruits)
an insult. For a salad few fruits give greater piquancy than shaved or quartered kumquats as an accessory, or they may form the body of the…
Kumquat Preserves
Make a heavy syrup of four pints of sugar to one pint of water. When thick and boiling drop into it the kumquats (whole or halved) and boil…
Kumquat Jelly
In proportion to one dozen kumquats, cut in small pieces, use one half-pint cold water. Simmer down to onefourth pint of juice then strain…
Kumquat Jam or Marmalade
The fruit left from jelly may be used, adding no water, and sugar, pound for pound, with a little lemon juice, or the fresh, sliced…
Candied Kumquat
The fruit may be left whole, halved, or quartered, the form deciding the time of cooking. The kumquats may be candied as for cherries, or…
Frozen Kumquats
Make a syrup as for ices (see Introductory Recipes) and add to it the sliced kumquats in proportion according to taste. Let stand till…
Kumquat Gelatine
Make as for lemon gelatine, using orange or lime juice mixed, or kumquat syrup with a little lemon, adding the sliced fruit. CHAPTER XVIII…