Show I 1 COOKING ORANGES tationa ways wars ot of preparing the X mit tor for th the table 1 there here is something reau repulsive in the I 1 idea ida of cf cooki coong g the arlt t of the sweet avi arlinr onn le Te and it is not to this fruit WL re refer fer T the te e ilir I 1 ida orang c tile the aai laasi zt de lic ous oralge that is then eat eatn eaten n is not fit for any a culinary uli process the bitti bitter r wild olang of florida orida ii makes an excellent pr preserve cerve very similar in flavor to the famous dundee marmalade of scotland madi mad from the Sevil seville lt or wild ild orange of spain but no one is so foolish as to ait ampt to cook the t cultra texI fisit or preserve it in regard to the cheap oranges from spain ana acl the mediterranean ed the caw is quit afif rent though the pulp of these or angres j i more acid than those of flor florida ida the peel is sweet flavored at vais this season the oblong Vale valencia ricia fruit wi with th its swee t ora orange uge red rind end is found in ever every v grocery store and costs from 25 to af 30 cents a dozen it is an excellent orange cut up for tea either alone or mixed with bananas peel feel the outer yellow 3 ello v rind f from om the oranges with a i thin bladed knife and save it by putting it in a bottle and covering it willi 1 alcohol if the peel from the oranges used during the spring months month when valencia oranges are in mar market icet is re moved roo ed in this way and covered with alcohol there will be a large quantity ot of orange extract on hand the bottle containing it should be frequently shaken and aad should be left to 0 o di digest gestl for six months or longer before straining the orange peel out of the liquid and beginning to use it for flavoring after taking off the yellow rind riad put pull off oe the white pithy peel cut the oranges into circular slices taking out the s se seeds s and cutting each circle into three or four pieces add about half a cup of sugar to the pulp of six oranges or more re if they are tart toss them in zo the e sugar and put them in an earther dish in the oven to melt the sugar suga r it will tal take e three or four minutes in a moderately hot oven when the sugar 13 is melted cool the oranges in the refrigerator frig friger gerater ator until they are ice cold and serve them as they are or with whipped cream for tea A dish of sliced orange s is cry nice with t two tablespoonfuls 01 grai d cocoanut coco anut added to it after melt ing tle tl e bugar over them A dish diab of three oranges and three bananas malkes makes an excellent compote slice the fruit toss it in sugar the oven t to 0 melt ni elt cool and chill it and serve it valencia oranges make maka excellent fritters beat the yolk of an egg with half a cup of pastry flour add a tablespoonful of lepon lemon juice and cold water enough to make it the thickness of an ordinary thick batter le let it stand for several hours it will do no harm 1 if it is covered for it to stand 24 hours hour s just before using it beat the white te of an n egg to a stiff froth and stir it hi add also the grated yellow rind of one range orange cut two peeled oranges in circles about a quarter of an inch thick remove the seeds dip each cir circle c le a as soon as it is cut in the fritter batter and fry them in abundance of hot fat for three minutes bananas are very nice fried in this batter omit the orange peel and use a little banana juice in the batter when making banana fritters N Y tribune |