5 c Water 3/4 c Rock sugar 4 c Fresh orange juice 1 tb Preserved ginger, in syrup 3 tb Cornstarch paste 6 Thin slices of orange 6 Thin slices of lime 6 Maraschino cherries 6 Mint leaves 12 Coconut (or vanilla) cream -wafers Hot orange soup from China is unlike orange juice or soda pop. Preparation: Squeeze orange juice, strain. Break up rock sugar. Mince preserved ginger. Cooking: Combine water and rock sugar; bring to boil. When rock sugar is dissolved, add orange juice and cornstarch paste; stir. Cornstarch paste should give soup a light body. Pour into individual warmed bowls; add preserved ginger to each serving. Float orange and lime slice and a cherry; garnish with mint leaf. Serve with wafers.
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