The link above is to an article on Sour Orange Pie in Atlas Obscura that my spouse sent me this week. I am sharing it in this blog because it is a treat that was popular in the 1920s. I am sure our characters would have run across this regional dish on their Florida adventures. Like other cold desserts from the era, Cornelia and company would be eager to taste this one. This means that I am on the hunt for some sour oranges and will be making this soon.
I have always enjoyed having historic recipes and trying them out in my kitchen. I may get the chance to try it elsewhere first since the article mentions a festival for sour oranges. I have to admit, I'm a little worried about the other name for this fruit "bitter orange" which doesn't sound tasty at all. I'm hoping it is more tart than bitter, but either way, I'm looking forward to trying this one. I have never had a slice of sour orange pie. In fact, the only time I've seen a sour orange recipe is for a dessert that was served at Martha Washington's table.
Mount Vernon Dessert
Perhaps when Cornelia retires at the end of book four in the Three Snowbirds Series there will be more recipes showing up in the series. She will have a real kitchen and time to cook for the first time since she left home.
In the books, we always do a cocktail recipe that Teddy has discovered in her travels, but Cornelia isn't much of a drinker. She does enjoy a good slab of pie, not to mention other foods. Cold desserts were all the rage in the 1920s so we can expect to see more of them. Who knows what other foods she will discover in her travels?
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