Reader\'s Digest - 04.2020

A GOOD SOURCE OF

FIBER AND A GREAT

SOURCE OF CRUNCHY

DELICIOUSNESS.

scurvy, offered a contract to anyone

who made a portable, potable frozen

orange juice rich in vitamin C. (Sim-

ply freezing fresh OJ turns it into a foul

brownish liquid.) It was the USDA that

won the prize, by concentrating the liq-

uid without heating it, then—presto!—

adding a touch of fresh juice for flavor

before freezing the whole concoction.

By this time the war was ending,

so Minute Maid—it was called that

even then—was marketed to civilians.

But get this, dear audience: No one

went for it. The company lost a lot of

money in its first two years. That was

when that old Hollywood crooner Bing

Crosby worked some magic of his own.

In exchange for company stock and

cash, Crosby agreed to put in a good

CREAMY

ORANGE-FENNEL

DRESSING

In a small

bowl, whisk

together 1 very finely minced small

shallot, 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard,

1 teaspoon ground fennel seed, the zest

of 1 navel orange (about 1 teaspoon),

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, ¼ cup

freshly squeezed navel orange juice,

and 1 cup thick plain Greek yogurt (pref-

erably whole milk, but nonfat and low-

fat work too). Season with salt and

pepper. Serve as a cold or room-

temperature sauce with cold poached

salmon; cold roast pork loin or tender-

loin; or roasted carrots, butternut

squash, or beets.

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