Hot Orange Soup with Wafers

A fragrant and elegant dessert soup, served topped with slices of orange and lime, maraschino cherries and fresh mint, accompanied with vanilla wafers.

Recipe Ingredients:

5 cups water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 cups orange juice
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 orange, sliced
1 lime, sliced
8 maraschino cherries
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Vanilla wafers or butter cookies for accompaniment

Cooking Directions:

1. Combine water and sugar; bring to boil. When the sugar is dissolved; add orange juice and cornstarch; stir.
2. Pour into individual bowls and top with sliced orange, sliced lime, maraschino cherries and chopped mint.
3. Serve with vanilla wafers.

Makes 4 servings.