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1891

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Presented as published in 1891. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
ONIONS, To Preserve. — Let the onions be well dried in the open air, then make a poker red hot and singe the roots to prevent prema- ture growth ; tie them on to straw bands, and hang them in a dry, cool room. ONIONS, To Remove the Smell of. — A cup of black coffee will remove the odour of onions from the breath. Parsley eaten with vinegar will likewise remove the unpleasant smell ; so also will four or five drops of the concentrated solution of chloride of soda, taken in a wineglassful of cold water. OPIATE INJECTION. — Mix eight ounces of assafoetida with one dram of tincture of opium, and insert with a syringe. This will relieve pain attended with disorders of the anus. OPIUM LOTION, for Painful Ulcers, &c. — Pour half a pint of boiling water on to two drams of bruised opium, and let it stand till it is cold. OPIUM, To Counteract the Evil Effects of. — Give some strong vinegar or lemon juice ; or a teaspoonful of sal volatile in a small cup of black coffee every half hour. All means must be resorted to to keep the patient awake for twelve hours after the poison is taken, for should he slumber it would probably end in death. OPODELDOC, for Sprains, &c. — Dissolve half an ounce of camphor in half a pint of spirits of wine ; then melt together two ounces of curd soap and two ounces of oil of rosemary. Mix. ORANGEADE. — Cut some oranges in halves, squeeze out the juice, and pour boiling water on half the peel, covering it close. Make a thick syrup by boiling sugar in water, skim it, and mix it with the juice and the infusion of peel, adding as much water as will make a rich sherbetOrangeade. Strain through a jelly-bag. ORANGE BITTERS. — Take half an ounce of the yolk of eggs, half an ounce of gentian root, a dram and a half of Seville orange peel, and a pint of boiling waterOrange Bitters. Pour the water upon the other ingredients, let them steep for two hours, then strain, and bottle for use. ORANGE BRANDY. — Steep the peels of four or five oranges in a pint of pale brandy in a close vessel for two days. Boil six ounces of sugar in a pint and a half of waterOrange Brandy till it is reduced to half the quantity, let it cool, pour it into the brandy, and after it has stood for a fortnight put it into a decanter. ORANGE CHIPS. — Pare some oranges, soak the peel in salted water for twelve hours, then boil it in the liquor till tender ; drain, and cut it in slices. Squeeze the juice of the fruit through a sieve, and put it with the peel into a dish with its weight in sugar ; simmer till the chips candy, stirring at frequent intervals ; and set them in a cool room for three or four weeksOrange Chips, or till they are thoroughly dry. 142 ORANGE PUDDING. — Boil the rind of a Seville orange very soft, beat it in a mortar with the juice ; add two Naples biscuits grated, six ounces of fresh butter, six ounces of sugar, and six eggs well beatenOrange Pudding ; mix well. Line a dish with paste, put in the orange mixture, lay bars of paste on the top, and bake for half an hour. ORANGE TART. — Pare the rind off two Seville oranges, boil it tender, beat it to a paste ; add the juice of the fruit, a pound of sugar, and two ounces of butterOrange Tart. Line a tart-pan or shallow dish with puff paste, add the orange pulp, and bake in a moderate oven. Orange tarts may also be made from orange marmalade.