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Orange Baskets

When the pulp of oranges is to be served in small pieces, or the juice alone used, cut the peel in the form of baskets with a handle half an inch wide, and with a spoon carefully remove the pulp.

Put the baskets at once into cold water and they will keep fresh for several days. Use them for serving orange sponge, lemon jelly, or a fruit blanc mange. An orange sponge may be attractively served to an invalid in this way. For the sponge take the juice of a medium-sized orange, strain it, add two teaspoonfuls of sugar, and stir until dissolved. Add two teaspoonfuls of cold water to one teaspoonful of granulated gelatine. When softened melt over hot water and add to the orangejuice with a few drops of lemon-juice. Set on ice until it begins to harden around the edge of the bowl, then beat with a Dover beater until the mass is thick and spongy. Chill again and pile lightly in the orange basket after it has been well dried.