SC - Anybody ever heard of....?

[Seton1355@aol.com]

I believe that the Bakers Catalogue (King Arthur Flour) and possibly Williams
Sonoma carry MaMade canned Seville oranges....and advertise that they are ideal
for making marmalade.

Kiri

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> In looking through a book I purchased today, "Mexican Cooking for Dummies",
> I noticed they gave this substitution for Seville Oranges. While it is
> better to have the real thing, sometimes you need to make a substitution,
> so I thought some might find this useful.
>
> 2 parts grapefruit juice
> 1 part orange juice
> 2 tablespoons lime juice
>
> While in World Market today I noticed they sold tubs that were for
> making Seville Orange Marmalade. The tub said it had everything needed
> but sugar. The tub listed Seville Orange juice but also had several
> thickeners in it, so I wasn't sure if it would work in the period recipes
> calling for Seville Orange juice or not. I will have to take more notes next
> time I'm in the store on the exact ingredients.
>
> The book also says about Seville Oranges "Also known as bitter oranges
> or naranja agria, this small fruit has thick, green, bumpy skin and is
> less juicy than an ordinary orange. Its potent sour juice replaces vinegar
> in typical Yucatecan marinades and seasoning pastes. Although bitter
> oranges are also found in Puerto Rico and Cuba [obviously an import from
> Spain], only Mexicans prize the juice more than the fleshy skin. At
> Mexican markets, the fruit is sold with the top layer of skin removed
> so that the bitter oils don't seep into the juice."
>
> What would you do with the skins? Make candied orange peel? I don't
> remember the Seville Oranges that I've bought fresh being green, although
> I would have said greenish orange rather than bright green. I wonder if
> you would pick them green if you were wanting to accentuate the sour
> taste? The ones I got were more "bumpy" than regular oranges which
> tend to have a smoother skin.
> --
> THLord  Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
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