In the fifteenth century, the House of Orange originated in the Spanish province of the Netherlands as a merchant family which grew powerful through the manufacture of orange juice from Spanish-grown oranges, often from Seville. The waste products were used to make a dye for cloth. When William of Orange became King, the tradition was brought to Britain and to this day, orange peel is used to make dye for the uniforms of members of the Orange Order.
... and what do marmalade manufacturers do with the insides of their fruit?
By Jove, I think he's onto something!
Actually, I suspect that a lot of orange peel does end up in orange drinks of one form or another. (Grabs can from bin) 'comminuted orange'. (Grabs dictionary) Hmm, pulverised orange.
I suspect that's the answer - the easy squeezings go into the juice cartons, the rest of the fruit is pureed, concentrated and shipped in bulk as flavourings.
Yes, orange oil ocurred to me after I posted, but that only uses up the zest, leaving quite a lot of bulky pulp behind... I expect it could go into animal feed.
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Date: 2003-07-29 22:25 (UTC)Not a lot of people know that.
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Date: 2003-07-29 23:27 (UTC)By Jove, I think he's onto something!
Actually, I suspect that a lot of orange peel does end up in orange drinks of one form or another. (Grabs can from bin) 'comminuted orange'. (Grabs dictionary) Hmm, pulverised orange.
I suspect that's the answer - the easy squeezings go into the juice cartons, the rest of the fruit is pureed, concentrated and shipped in bulk as flavourings.
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Date: 2003-07-30 01:25 (UTC)