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Orange Syrup

A clear syrup made by boiling orange rind, water, and sugar, then straining.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By T. R. Allinson · From a historical cookbook (Project Gutenberg) · 2 ingredients
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Orange Syrup

Orange Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Take the rind of 3 oranges.

  2. Add 1/2 pint of water and 4 oz. of sugar.

  3. Boil the ingredients until the syrup is clear.

Finish

  1. Strain the syrup.

  2. Pour the syrup over the fruit.

By T. R. Allinson. Recipe from a historical cookbook (Project Gutenberg).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures. See the original page.

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What each ingredient does

Oranges
Rind supplies aroma and flavour to the syrup, and the fruit is served under it.
Sugar (in the method)
Dissolves into the water to sweeten the syrup and give it body.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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