ORANGE CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA. 2OQ 



ORANGE SNOW. 



"The juice of four large oranges and one lemon; the grated 

 rind of an orange and half a lemon. Soak a package of gela- 

 tine in a coffee cup of cold water. When dissolved, add the 

 juice and grated rind and a coffee cup of white sugar. Cover 

 and let stand an hour, then pour on two and a half coffee cups 

 of boiling water; strain through flannel; when cold, whip in the 

 beaten whites of three eggs ; turn into a mold and set on ice." 



ORANGES FILLED WITH JELLY. 



"Select large oranges, and with a sharp penknife remove 

 from the top of each a round piece the size of a quarter; then, 

 with the handle of a teaspoon take out the pulp, being careful 

 not to break the rinds, which should be put into cold water. To 

 make the jelly, use gelatine and the juice pressed from the pulp, 

 straining the juice, that it may be quite clear in color one-half 

 of the jelly a bright rose color, with currant jelly, wine or a 

 small quantity of prepared cochineal. When the jelly has 

 cooled somewhat, strain it, wipe the oranges, and fill them with 

 alternate stripes of two differently colored jellies. Each color 

 must be allowed to set before pouring the other in. When the 

 oranges shall have become perfectly cold, quarter them with a 

 very sharp knife, and arrange tastefully in a glass with sprigs of 

 myrtle among them." 



ORANGE MARMALADE. 



"We find in an English exchange an outline of the method 

 by which a well-known house of preserve makers make orange 

 marmalade for shipment to all parts of the world : Marmalade 

 is manufactured during the months of January and February, 

 when the Seville oranges are in season. The cutting and press- 

 ing of the oranges takes place in these months, and we had the 

 good fortune to be just in time to witness the marmalade in- 

 dustry in full operation. The marmalade is made in a large 

 building erected especially for the purpose. On entering the 

 large apartment on the ground floor we found a fragrant perfume 

 of oranges permeating the place a perfume savoring distinctly 

 of marmalade. Seville 'sours' are imported by shiploads for 

 this business, the oranges being carefully selected, each being 



