[Sca-cooks] Fried Oranges

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

OK, i found this recipe on a website with recipes for a feast held in 
memory of Marion Zimmer Bradley, known in the SCA as Mistress Elfrida 
of Greenwalls.
http://www.nmia.com/~ariann/mzbfeast.htm

The posters (who were on this list at one time, IIRC) got it from 
Fabulous Feasts, one which i do not own and which i've heard is a 
questionable source. Does anyone have any idea what actually period 
recipe this is based on, if any?

Anahita


<http://www.nmia.com/~ariann/mzbrecipes.htm>

Fried Valencia Oranges

Posted by Brian L. Rygg or Laura Barbee-Rygg (rygbee at montana.com). 
Found it in Fabulous Feasts- Medieval Cookery and Ceremony by 
Madeleine Pelner Cosman ISBN 0-8076-0832-7. No documentation, but 
very tasty.

4 large seedless eating oranges
4 Tbl brown sugar
1/8 tsp nutmeg
l/8 tsp mace
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 C flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 Tbl brown sugar
1 C oil for sauteing
1 raw egg
1/2 scant C milk

Garnish
4 Tbl mustard
4 Tbl brown sugar

Carefully peel the Oranges and Separate the sections. Strew on mixed 
sugar, nutmeg, mace, and cinnamon. Prepare a thick batter by uniting 
the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar. Blend 2 Tbl of 
oil,the egg, well beaten, and the milk. Thoroughly stir this liquid 
into the dry mixture. If the batter is thin, add a scant amount more 
of flour. If it is too thick to evenly coat the orange sections, then 
dilute with more milk. Chill batter for 1-1/2 hours. Heat the 
remaining oil in a heavy skillet until hot, not smoking. Dip orange 
sections in batter to coat thoroughly. Drop into hot oil and fry 
until nicely browned. Serve warm with mustard and brown sugar in 
Separate spice dishes.