This recipe from my handwritten 1950s collection is a companion recipe to my previous post, lemon ice. This also seems to be a very appropriate recipe for summertime, unlike lemon ice is very simple to create.

Ingredients for Orange ice

• 1 cup of water
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions for Orange ice

• Make a syrup of 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar
• Boil water and sugar 5 minutes
• Add 2 cups orange juice, orange rind, and ¼ cup lemon juice, and stir
• Cool and strain to remove lemon rind
• Pour the mixture in a tray or pan and freeze
• Stir the mixture with a fork to break up the formation of ice and repeat every thirty minutes for the next three to four hours.

Approximate Yield

• 3 pints ice

How to serve Orange ice

• Serve in chilled sherbet glasses serve as dessert.

Related References

• Summertime lemon ice recipe