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Orange Sauce

A historical recipe from Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes, by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard) (1915).

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A historical recipe

Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes, by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard) (1915). Project Gutenberg eBook #13887.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 2 ingredients

  1. a teaspoonful of cornflour
  2. 8 tablespoonfuls of water

Method

  1. 2 oranges, 4 large lumps of sugar, 1/2 a teaspoonful of cornflour, some water.
  2. Rub the sugar on the rind of one of the oranges until all the yellow part is taken off;
  3. take the juice of both the oranges and add it to the sugar.
  4. Mix smooth the cornflour in 8 tablespoonfuls of water, add this to the juice when hot, and stir the sauce over the fire until thickened;
  5. serve at once.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Dr. Allinson's cookery book, comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes, by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard) (1915). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #13887 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13887). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.