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Oranges, Compote of

Take them out carefully with a spoon
Take them out carefully with a spoon

INGRE- DIENTS for dish for 6 persons.-1 pint of syrup, 6 oranges. AVERAGE COST, 9d.

Peel the oranges, remove as much of the white pith as possible, and divide them into small pieces without breaking the thin skin with which they are surrounded.

Make the syrup by recipe, adding the rind of the orange cut into thin narrow strips.

When the syrup has been well skimmed and is quite clear, put in the pieces of orange and simmer them for 5 minutes.

Take them out carefully with a spoon without breaking them, and arrange them COMPOTE OF ORANGES. on a glass dish. Reduce the syrup by boiling it quickly until thick; let it cool a little, pour it over the oranges, and, when cold, they ey will be ready for table.

TIME.-10 minutes to boil the syrup; 5 minutes to simmer the oranges; 5 minutes to reduce the syrup.

SEASONABLE from November to May.

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