Orangeade is a traditional British recipe, based on Alexis Soyer's recipe of 1849, for a classic drink made from a blend of figs and and oranges boiled in water where the liquid is thickened with arrowroot and sweetened with sugar before serving. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Orangeade.
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This is a traditional British recipe redacted from Alexis Soyer's 1849 volume The modern Housewife or Ménagère, a classic Victorian cookbook.
Original Recipe
104. ORANGEADE.—Proceed as for lemonade, but using the whole of the orange, a little of the peel included, sweetening with sugar-candy, and adding a teaspoonful of arrow-root mixed with a little cold water, which pour into the boiling liquid at the same time you put in the orange. The arrow root makes it very delicate.
Modern Redaction
Ingredients
1l water
2 semi-dried figs, halved
1 large orange, thinly sliced
thickly-pared zest of 1/2 orange
1 tsp arrowroot mixed to a slurry with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp caster sugar (or to taste)
Method:
Combine the water and figs in a large pan. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 15 minutes. Now whisk in the arrowroot slurry then add the sliced orange and orange zest. Continue boiling for 2 minutes more then take off the heat.
Pour the mixture into a jug and cover with clingfilm (plastic wrap) then set aside to cool completely. When the mixture is cold, pass through a fine-meshed sieve. Stir in the sugar to sweeten and serve.
