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Sliced citrus in a pie?
I've been considering making an orange pie - but something generally closer to e.g. an apple or pear pie than a key-lime. Something with distinct slices, not a custard(-ish) filling. From a cursory ...
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How do I concentrate the flavor in orange juice?
I poured squeezed orange juice over my meatballs and I thought how well it complements them, but that it's too watery to enjoy with meat. I proceeded to reduce squeezed orange juice on the stove with ...
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Baking or Cooking - why orange and not other sweet citrus fruit?
In most of the recipes that have any sweet citrus flavoring, it is usually Orange (zest and juice). In fact I've hardly seen a recipe that uses a substitute like mandarin, grapefruit, etc. Is there a ...
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Cooking oranges to put in a cake
I found some recipes like this one for orange cake where the oranges are cooked in whole for 45 minutes up to two hours before they get pureed.
What does cooking oranges do to them - does it remove ...
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How can I tell when the wax has been removed from citrus fruit?
This evening I tried different ways (taken from other cooking forums) of removing the wax coating from lemons.
Pouring boiling water over
In a bowl with (initially) boiling water for five minutes
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Is there a use for the rind after making Citrus Sugar?
I have made Citrus Sugar and am now separating the lemon (and/or orange) rind from the sugar. Now I am wondering is there any use for the leftover citrus rind?
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What's the black thing at the bottom of navel oranges?
Sometimes I'll cut into a navel orange and notice something black inside which originates at the bottom of the orange, where the navel is. What is it?
I have seen it get pretty far into the fruit too....
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How can I add a strong orange flavor to my dishes?
I love the taste of oranges, and I'm looking for ways to introduce that flavor into some of my cooking.
I've tried adding orange juice and pieces of orange when frying or baking, but I find that ...
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