Using up oranges

zippychick

ive mrged this with our thread on using up oranges

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daisiegg

I have a bag of oranges which we are not going to eat. I think there are about 6. I just needed one for a recipe and they had run out of single ones so had to buy a bag...

We don't like them and won't eat them. Obviously though as a wannabe OSer I don't want to let them go to waste!

So my question is - is it worth making something with these or are they too few? Could I do a small amount of marmalade or something? What else can you use oranges for?

Thank you!

Pink.

This thread should give you some ideas:

Using up oranges

I'll add your thread to that one later.

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LameWolf

The three-fruit marmalade we make uses three oranges, three lemons and three grapefruits to make quite a decent batch, so based on that, yes, you have enough to be worthwhile marmalade-ing.:o We often make small batches of jam/marmalade, if we don't have a lot of fruit - as long as you keep the proportions of the ingredients the same as the original recipe, it works fine.
HTH.:o

Pink.

Hi Lamewolf,

Please could you post the recipe for that...it sounds fabulous!

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the_cake

Or you could stick whole cloves in them and make a sweet-smelling old fashioned pomander in time for Christmas .... use a thimble, though!

tessie_bear

could u juice them ? i was also going to suggest making clove oranges....we do that each year to make the downstairs smell lovely for christmas

Nargleblast

And if you are into home-made wines, orange wine is an absolute knockout - very strong indeed, and good as a night time sleep inducer!

Or you could slice up a batch and either dry them out slowly in an oven for an old fashioned decoration or pot-pourri ingredient. Then you could also slice them up and boil them up in sugar and water until you have crystallized oranges (there will be a proper recipe for it somewhere, I'm sure)

born_blonde

You can also freeze them whole to use in a marmalade later. We do this when we see yellow label ones.

daska

How about a batch of Joes Ancient Orange Mead? Pretty foolproof as long as you're not in a hurry.

Or peel and save the zest for use in rhubarb crumble etc. (it freezes easily) and drink the juice.

Or the best orange cake EVER!!!!!