Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-18

for the sweet orange buds which furnish
the present generation, la the fruit pro-
duced by this state, the finest oranges
ever grown Ia the world. Louisiana aud
southern CALIFORNIA; also yield vast
crop. Of IN. fruit, which under Ameri-
can enterprise are yearly becoming more
Immense aud 81 greater Importance.
The retail price of hrst-cls.s oranges
has now fallen so low that the ffuli,
once considered luxury, ought hence
forth "a bc regarded asa standard al
ticle % diet. Next Ia the apple, u must
bc considered the mo.t universally con-
.umed 81 all the ifuiis. 1bls condition
Of thing. I. Jointly due to it, highly
agreeable flavor, It, rccognlIed nuiri-
tive qualities, and Ia effective tonic
properties. The housewife, therefore,
" ho makes large use ~ ID. orange wlll
commit no dic,ctic error.
IL must lie admitted that the orange IL
q fruit which u IL somewhat difficult Ia
eat gracefully. Not few sensitive
persons deny themselves the luxury en-
iif,ly when la public, on account of TIL.
difficulty. Hut mode.ty need not ~ tn
TIL. extent. "when In Rome, do as the
Roman. d." makes very good motto
for the public eating ~ oranges. The
mort popular method oi ealing the fruit
at the present time, Ia this country. !.
probably What Il called 1.-THE FLORIDA
wsy." The orang, l. cut la Two at right
angle. Ia the stem, aud the pulp from
each SEXTON IL removed With n spoon.
Another very good way !. Ia cut the
skin With = sharp knit. longiiudinally
into six or eight strips. Remove these,
one at a time, leaving the body oi the
orange intact, then separate the sec
tions, remove ID. seeds, and eat al
leisure. Ia this manner the tough white
skin and all the indlgcstibl. portion.
may bs readily avoided. Cubans run a
fork from the stem end quite Ia the
center. and holding Il In the left hand
cut away the peel With q sharp knife Ia
the right hand. Then the fruit, still on
the fork, IL Transferred to the right hand
aud eaten at leisure.
Orange. eaten In the natural state, or
With the pulp prepared and simply
spfinkled With sugsr. are so dsllCiou.
aud so healthful, that II seems almost
unnecessary 10 suggest other ways Ia
which they may De utill,sd; but III,
orange .. q yalusble aid In the pr.psrs.
tion 10 many articles ~ food, and few
of the way. la which u may most rcsdi.
~ be .mploy.d are embodied Ia the FOL
low ing selected recipes;
ORANGE lCE.-ln pint ~ water, steep
Tor ten minutes the grated rinds ~ four
orsng,.; strain the water upon pound
~ sugar, add pint 81 Orsngc julcc. and
when cold pour Into the fr,etcr. when
u Il half frozen, add the White. % four
.ggs beaten Ia a siiii froth.
ORANGE SHoEICAkE.-Cr-sm togeth.
or q hslf-cupfui 81 butter snd cup'uI
% sugar: into them stir a w.ll-bssteu
egg, half a cupful ~ milk, and pin, OF
-four into which two teaspoonfuls 81
baking powder have been slit.d. Roll,
aud bake la two sheets. For the fllling,
peel six oranges, remove the seeds, sllcr,
sprinkle With .ugsr, and place between
the LAYERS. For sauce, take III. grated
rind 81 two oranges, the juice 81 one,
half a cupiul 81 sugar, q teaspoonful oi
butter aud two cupfuls of water; thick
IN With cornstsrch. Serve hot.
ORANGE TArioCA. and steep =
cupful 81 tsplocs, then simmer In pint
~ boiling water until clear. Having
peeled aud seeded dozen sour orange.
sweet ones may be used With the add
ton Of lemon juice, cut them In slice.
aud stir these into the boiling taplocs.
sweeten 20 taste, cook, and serve ~iih
cream aud sugar.
ORANGE JELLN.--Coyer half a box Of
gelsiine with q pint ~ cold water, aud
after u has soaked for an hour add q
.cant cupful Of sugar. the juice Of tao
large oranges, and a pint Of boiling
water. strain and turn Into molds.
ORANGE PUDDING. - Five swee,
oranges are To be peeled, sliced thin and
seeded: sprinkle over them coficecup-
ful of white sugar. Heat q pin, Of milk
TO the boiling point BY setting II la a
pot of boiling water; add the well-beaten
yolks OF three eggs, and tablespoonful
Of corustarch made smooth With little
cold milk, stirring all the time. a. soon
as Il thickens, place on top al II the
sweetened fruit beat the whites of the
eggs to a siifffroth, adding a tablespoon
full OF sugar, aud use As frosting. let
Il harden In the oven for q few minutes.
Il may be served hot, but IL best eaten
cold.
I.rAoN PiE.-Into cupful and n half
OF sugar stir two hesplng tesspoonfuls
Of -four, add the well-besten yolks Of six
eggs aud the whites ~ two beaten still,
the juice of two lemons, the grated rind
of one, and cupful 81 cold water. Line
two deep pie plates With paste, Ill with
the mixture, and bake In n moderate
oven. when done cover With merin-
que made from the whites of the four
eggs aud cupful Of powdered sugar (;
cover the pies and brown lightly.
LEMON JELLy.--lnto pint of cold
water break u small stick Of rinnam0p.
add half box Of gelstinc, and allow Il
to soak for an hour. Then add cupful
Of sugar, the juice Of two lemons, aud a
pint Of boiling water. Strain Into the
molds aud coil
LEMON CusrARp PiE.-Mlx intimsielv
q Tablespoonful Of -four With a eupful
Of sugar; squeeze on to this the juice of
lemon, the peel of which has been
grated separately. Heat the yolk. NJ
three eggs To n froth, stir 10 q cupful of
new milk. then add the other ingredients
sud bake In deep pie plate lined with
paste In the usual manner.
LEMON CREAM.-Beat together the
juice and grated rind Of = large lemon.
= cupful Of sugar, one of cresm. and
half cupful of cold water. Then add
the well-beaten whites OF three eggs !;
heat half = cupful Of milk, thlcken Il
With tao tsblespoonfuls Of cornstarch,
made smooth, aud add that also. Then
turn the mixture Into mold and set Il
on the Ice tn cool. II IL served plain or
with whipped cream.
LEMON TEA.-into Q small cupful of
freshly-steeped black tea drop thin
slice OF lemon. peel aud pulp, but no
seeds. The tea may be taken plain or
s~eeteued with sugsr, bat Of course no
milk Il to be used. This IL the popular
Russian beverage, With which many
American travellers have been greatly
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