When scanning through old papers on Trove and British News Papers on line I often come across interesting old recipes from past eras. Why not share some of these? Maybe others would like to do the same?
In keeping with the festive season I have selected a Christmas dessert that was posted in the Tamworth Daily Observer just before Christmas in 1911. It sounds simple and delicious.
A Christmas Dessert
Six large oranges
Half a pound of loaf sugar
A quarter of a pint of water
Half a pint of cream with sugar to taste
Put the sugar and water in a saucepan, boil until the sugar is brittle, peel the oranges, remove as much of the pith as possible and divide into slices without breaking the skin that surrounds the juicy part.
Dip each slice into the hot sugar and arrange in layers around a plain mould, which should be oiled with pure salad oil. The centre is left open for the cream. Let the sugar become firm by cooling. Turn the oranges out on a dish and fill the centre with whipped cream.*
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* 1911 'FLIRTING.', The Tamworth Daily Observer (NSW : 1911 - 1916), 16 December, p. 6, viewed 12 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article109562655
OMG how sweet would that be.
ReplyDeleteYes, very :)
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