Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 2 of 3 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 2 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- five quarts of water -- boil them till the rinds are quite tender
- a pound of loaf sugar into a pint of water -- when it boils
- a pint of water -- when it boils
- two oranges
- twelve pippins pared
Directions
PUT two oranges and two lemons, into five quarts of water — boil them till the rinds are quite tender;
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take them out, and when cold, slice them thin, and •pick out the seeds; put a pound of loaf sugar into a pint of water — when it boils, slice into it twelve pippins pared and cored — lay in the lemons and oranges, stew them tender, cover the dish with puff paste, lay the fruit in carefully, in alternate layers — pour on the syrup, put some slips of paste across, and bake it.