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Show Preserved Oranges. - Take any number of oranges and rather more than their weight in white sugar, slightly grate the oranges and score them round and round with a knife, but do not cut deep; place them in cold water for three days, changing the water two or three times a day; tie them in a cloth, boil them till soft enough for the head of a pin to penetrate. While boiling put the sugar on the fire with rather more than half a pint of water to each pound; let it boil for a minute or two, then strain it through muslin; place the oranges into the syrup till it jellies and is of a yellow color. Try the syrup by putting some to cool; it must not be too stiff. The syrup need not cover the oranges but they must ???Rest of article cut off???. |