2 oranges 2 bananas 1 cup sugar 1/2 lemon

Sharp vegetable knife Mixing spoon Measuring cup Lemon squeezer

Take 2 fine juicy oranges and cut them, without peeling, into thin slices, across the grain.

Cut them carefully over some dish, with a sharp knife, so as not to lose any of the juice.

Trim the hard outside skin away and lay the slices in a pretty glass or china bowl. If you have any juice that spilled while you were cutting the oranges, pour this in too.

Sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar over the oranges.

Take 2 firm bananas, peel off the skin, and cut the fruit into slices about as thick as your finger, and lay them on top of the orange slices. If you have any apples or other fruit, it is nice to add some slices, but be sure to peel and stone the fruit, and never let any seeds drop into the dish.

Squeeze 1/2 lemon into the dish, and sprinkle over the whole another 1/2 cup of sugar.

Leave the dish in a moderately warm room for 2 hours, then mix up the fruit with a spoon, and put it on ice. Serve in the same dish.

This is enough for three.