RE: PLANTS ON THE HOMESTEAD - TRIFOLIATE CITRUS

[gikitiki]

I recall trying "bitter orange" in a lemonade style drink.

I guess if you put enough sweetener in any bitter drink, it will be reasonably tasty.

Comments

[re-engineer]

I found a 'recipe' for the bitter orangaide on this site. It does seem to me that it takes a lot of sugar:

juice from 4 oranges, 1/4 c of sugar, 1-1/2 c water

but there seems a lot of other things you can do with sour oranges (same site):

The dried flowers can be used for:

Potporri
scenting tea

Peel can be used for:

Marmalade
Candy (candied fruit)
Flavoring baked goods
In Iran it is also used to flavor boiled rice and vegetables

The fruit can be used for:

chutney
Flavoring sauces, creams, jelly, and honey

The juice can be used for:

Salad dressing - suggested additional ingredients: olive oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, and coconut oil
Flavoring sweet bread, pancakes, and cupcakes
pickling (the acidity is about equal to that of vinegar.) Suggestion was for pickled onions for tacos and gyros

It seems to be a very versatile fruit.