4 -(up to)
5 Oranges
1 c Water
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Sugar
1 c Water
2 Eggs; beaten well
1 c Sugar
1 c Milk
3 1/4 c Flour
3 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
3 tb Melted butter
1 c Nuts; chopped
Peel oranges & cut rind into fairly large pieces, making sure there is no
white. Place rind in saucepan with 1 cup water & baking soda & boil for 10
minutes. Wash the rind in a strainer & remove any left-on white. Cook the
rind with 1 cup sugar & 1 cup water until mixture is thick & most of the
syrup is gone. Beat eggs until light & add 1 cup sugar & milk. Sift dry
ingredients together & add to the egg mixture. Combine all with butter,
nuts & orange peel. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until done.
MRS C.B. (JUDY) MAPES
From the The Bliss of Cooking Returns, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,
Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen’s MM Recipe Archive,
Yields
12 Servings