Recipes Using Fresh Oranges
During the 1800s, oranges were a seasonal crop and not available year-round. When I was young, we only had oranges around Thanksgiving and Christmas, although we had plenty of other fruit like apples, watermelon, cantalope, plums, etc in the summer. INFORMATION BELOW FROM 1800s COOKBOOKS Oranges may be kept fresh for weeks by placing them in a vessel of cold water in a very cool cellar or ice house. Change the water every day. The usual method employed by growers…