Orange Gin

Ingredients

• Twelve Seville oranges
• 1 lb. sugar candy
• 1 gallon British gin

Method

1. 1

   Wipe the oranges carefully, and put them whole into a large jar with the gin, and let them remain well covered for one month.

2. 2

   Then take out the oranges, and add to the gin the sugar candy broken up.

3. 3

   Let this stand for twenty-four hours, stirring occasionally till the sugar candy is dissolved; then bottle, cork well, and seal.

4. 4

   It will be ready for use in seven months, but improves with age.

5. 5

   The oranges make good marmalade after being taken out of the gin.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Cameron's cookery book (1898) by Ida Cameron, page 85. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Orange Gin. Twelve Seville oranges, 1 lb. sugar candy, 1 gallon British gin

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