Cedric Dickens' Smoking Bishop, Fifth Reading, Scrooge Rejoices |
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Said Scrooge to Bob Cratchit on the day after Christmas...."We will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop." In Victorian days, Bishops apparently were bald and such palates reddened when imbibing this drink, hense, smoking bishop. Drinking with Dickens by Cedric Dickens, Elvendon Press, Goring-on-Thames, England, 1980, p55 |
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6 seville oranges or 5 sweet and one grapefruit 1/4 lb sugar 2 bottles of Portugense or other dry red wine 1 bottle of ruby port cloves |
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Bake the oranges in the oven (about 325 degrees) until the oranges are pale brown. Put them in a warmed earthenward bowl with a few cloves in each. Add the sugar and wine., but not the port. Cover and leave in a warm place for a day. Squeeze the oranges into the wine and strain. Add the port and heat but do not boil. Serve in warmed goblets. |
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Dec. 17, 2009 08:01 pm
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Oh, my God! This sounds like it would be so warm and tasty on a cold nite. Perfect thing to have before the fire. Or even if you don't have a fire. You can imagine one!