1 head lettuce

Sugar

1 orange

Dish pan Sharp knife Cloth

Choose a nice head of lettuce, one that has no faded leaves and that seems solid.

Carefully pull the leaves from the stem, so that the tender white ends will come off too.

Cut off the flat white root if it is headed lettuce. Most people do not like it.

Throw away any tough or faded leaves and put the tender fresh leaves into a dish pan filled with cold water.

Leave the lettuce in this for half an hour or more, then take it out, and shake off the water carefully. Sometimes you may need to use a cloth to dry the leaves.

Take an orange, slice it with a sharp knife and cut off the skin. Try not to lose any juice.

Put the lettuce leaves into a dish, lay the orange slices on them, and sprinkle the whole with 1/2 a cup of granulated sugar.

Put the bowl in the ice closet for a short time, and serve very soon.

If you have a big orange it is better to cut the slices in small pieces.