Orange à la Cyrano

Name: Orange à la Cyrano (Orange Rum Mousse)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Candied violets (bought); 1 cup orange juice; ¼ cup lemon juice; Whipped cream for decorating; ½ cup cold water; 1 cup crème fraîche; 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin; 6 large oranges; 1 cup whipping cream; 1 cup sugar; ¾ cup dark rum; 1 tablespoon grated orange rind; Dash of salt

Orange Rum Mousse

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

About

This recipe is as unusual and as entertaining as the original Cyrano de Bergerac.

Ingredients

6 large oranges
1 cup orange juice
¼ cup lemon juice

Dessert
Gluten-free

Method

Cut tops from oranges 1 inch down and in zigzag fashion. Squeeze juice from oranges by sticking a fork into the orange meat and use the fork as a squeezer. Do not damage the skins. They will be used as a serving dish. Once most of the juice has been extracted, remove pulp of o