King’s Road Historic District Sunday Recipe: In the Kitchen with Preston Zepp

The Sunday Recipe with King’s Road Historic District              Historian Preston Zepp

It’s starting to feel like Florida again, hot. That makes me think of being on the banks of Pellicer Creek having a picnic and maybe catching some fish. It also makes me think of having a cool drink.

In the 1920s, having picnic lunches and gathering on the grounds were a big thing. Sometimes whole communities would come together for a “party” and everyone would bring their own food and play games while socializing.
Oranges were more common than lemons in the rural areas, so this recipe might have been served (I did find it in a recipe book from 1919).
PZ

Orangeade
-2 cups of fresh squeezed orange juice (Seville was still the major variety)
-2 cups of sugar
-1 to 1/1/2 quarts of water
-1/3 cup lemon juice (if available)
– optional is a pinch of cayenne or cinnamon

Boil water and sugar over medium high heat, stirring constantly until sugar is completely dissolved.
Add orange and lemon juice, stir.
Let cool and taste. If needed, add water and stir completely.
Chill in the icebox.
Serve cold, with a small pinch of cayenne or cinnamon.

Preston Zepp is one of several historians in Flagler County working to save the King’s Road Historic District and surrounding history.