Orange
Baskets
"Yellow is a color which stands out well in the midst of the dark-green foliage of
the fir, and oranges are near enough the hue to be used with advantage. A few may be hung
to the tree by means of ribbons; others can be made into pretty little baskets and filled
with the candied sections of orange. Tie a piece of tape or any kind of band around an
orange as a guide to cutting the rind evenly; stick tow pins on each side to
designate the location then, with the small blade of a knife carefully cut the handle,
keeping it the same width all the way from side to side. Next cut the rind along the edge
of the tape (Fig. 7). Remove the skin, in bits if necessary, to avoid any likelihood of
tearing the handle or edge of the basket. Work the inside juicy fruit free from the
remaining rind and take it out of the basket. If there is difficulty in doing this,
cut the fruit out in pieces, that the basket may be saved from breaking (Fig.8). Pass a
narrow ribbon around under the basket and up over the handle. Tie the ends, then bind them
around under and over the middle of the handle, finishing with a bow-knot on top. The
ribbon strengthens the handle, and without it the weight of the basket when hung on the
tree would cause it to break from the handle and fall. Fill the orange basket with
sections of the fruit, which have received a brittle coating by being dipped in clear,
hot, home-made sugar candy (Fig. 9)."
FROM: "CHRISTMAS TREE
DECORATIONS, Good to Eat & Good to Look Upon". From "The Delineator"
December 1901.
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