• 1½ lb. Seville oranges
• 2 pt. water
• juice of 1

Wash the fruit and put it whole and unpeeled into a saucepan. Pour on 2 pt. boiling water and simmer gently with the lid on the pan until the fruit is tender enough to be pierced easily with a fork (approx. 2 hr.). (Alternatively, the whole fruit and water can be baked in a cover