Kate Dicey > wrote in message >...
> A R Whitaker wrote:
> > A book written and set in England in the 1930s mentions someone
> > ordering an orange and adorning it with sugar. Later she spoons juice
>>
> Are you reading dear Stella's Cold Comfort Farm by any chance? Very
> innovative book that, on several counts... I'm sure it's the
You're right, that's where I saw it.
> I always felt that the
> reference to spooning the juice up meant that they'd eaten the rest of
> the orange and there was only juice left. It used to be quite a common
> way to eat oranges in 'polite company', like eating pears with a knife
> and fork
Now that you describe it, I'm sure you're right. Cold Comfort
Farm was made into a movie, but I don't recall that particular scene.
Many thanks for the response. Our "literary foods" project goes
forward one more step!