This section is from the book "300 Culinary Receipts", by Alexander Filippini. Also available from Amazon: 300 Culinary Receipts.
Put into a vessel one quart of cold water, half a pound of powdered sugar, and grate in the rind of two fine, ripe, medium-sized red oranges, adding their juice besides the juice of three medium-sized, sound lemons, then finish the same as for lemon water-ice (No. 75).
 
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