Recipe - Beets In Orange-Lemon Sau

2 cup WATER; COLD
2 tablespoon LEMON RIND
2 Three fourths qt WATER & RESERVED LIQUID
2 One half pound ORANGES FRESH
26 pound BEETS #10
5 ounce STARCH EDIBLE CORN
1 pound SUGAR; GRANULATED 10 LB
1 tablespoon CLOVES GROUND
2 ounce SALT TABLE 5LB

1. DRAIN BEETS; RESERVE LIQUID FOR USE IN STEP 2 AND BEETS FOR USE IN
STEP 6.

2. ADD CLOVES TO LIQUID; BRING TO A BOIL.

3. DISSOLVED CORNSTARCH IN COLD WATER; ADD TO BOILING LIQUID.

4. COOK 5 MINUTES; STIRRING CONSTANTLYL UNTIL THICK AND CLEAR.

5. ADD SUGAR, SALT, LEMON JUICE, ORANGE JUICE, AND BUTTER OR MARGARINE TO
THICKENED MIXTURE; STIR UNTIL BLENDED.

6. ADD DRAINED BEETS TO SAUCE; HEAT TO A BOIL.

NOTE: IN STEP 5, (3 TBSP3 LEMONS A.P.); (2 LB 8 OZ5 ORANGES A.P.); 1/8
32 OZ CN FROZEN ORANGE JUICE COMBINED WITH 1 One half CUP WATER; 1/3NO. 3 CYL
CANNED ORANGE JUICE.

Recipe Number: Q00801

SERVING SIZE: One half CUP (4

From the Army Master Recipe Index File (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.