Peel a number of oranges, scraping off all the white inner skin with a sharp knife. Cut across in slices, removing all the core and seeds. Put a layer of orange in a dish. Sprinkle thickly with sugar and a little rum. Add two or three more layers of orange and sugar. Serve at once, as the orange quickly becomes bitter.

Orange and Cocoanut Salad

Peel six oranges. Scrape off the inner white skin carefully. Slice them, removing the core and seeds. Grate half a cocoanut. Put alternate layers of orange and cocoanut in a dish. The top layer should be cocoanut. Sprinkle each layer with sugar. Serve as soon as possible after making.

Pine Apple Salad

1 pine apple
¹⁄₂ pint syrup
1 table-spoon curaçoa

Peel the pine apple and grate it. Mix the curaçoa with the syrup (see [p. 151]). Pour over the fruit.

Pancakes

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[Pancakes—I.][37]
[ ” II.][37]
[ ” with Jam][38]
[ ” French][38]
[Rice Pancakes][39]

General Directions

To fry pancakes, melt a piece of fresh butter in a small frying-pan. When it is very hot pour in sufficient batter to cover the frying-pan with a thin layer. Fry over a clear fire, shaking the pan constantly. Loosen the edges of the pancake, when set, with a knife. Give a good shake and toss, bringing the pancake down on the other side. As each is done, put it on a very hot plate in the oven and continue frying the others as quickly as possible.