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ospam (DJS0302) wrote in
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>>But oranges are so sweet! I'd like to make "orange pie" one day using
>>orange curd and probably an almond crust. Yeah.
>
> I've made an orange meringue pie before. I just used a lemon meringue
> pie recipe and substituted orange juice for part of the lemon juice.
> When I tried using all orange juice the pie was too sweet. It needed
> the tartness of the lemon juice to make it good.
>

Since we have so many Sour oranges growing locally, I have often
substituted their juice for the total amount of lemon juice. It turns out
just right. I agree that regular oranges could make a pie too sweet.

Wayne