Florida Oranges Make Excellent Dinner Party Additions

The next time you have a dinner party instead of the usual mints and candies you usually place around the house for you guests to enjoy, choose Florida oranges instead. That doesn’t mean you need to limit the selection to a bowl of fruit in the entry way or on the living room table-be creative and vary your selections. Having fresh Florida oranges available for your guests is certainly the mark of a good hostess and will go a long way toward earning you a good reputation, especially for those guests who do not wish to add additional sugar into their diets or are saving the calories for the wonderful meal you prepared.

In addition to placing bowls of fresh Florida oranges throughout the party areas you can also create a citrus salad using a variety of different oranges, grapefruit and other types of citrus fruits. You can even vary your selections and include other fruits as well such as grapes, strawberries, pineapple, pears, peaches, bananas and anything else you may choose to add. You can serve a fruit salad as an appetizer instead of (or in addition to) the salad course of your meal.

If you’re at loss for a centerpiece, you can create an edible arrangement using various types of fruits include Florida oranges. If your party is for a specific occasion, you can choose a color scheme to go along with the occasion. Even if you are not the create type, you can order edible arrangements from a fruit or party vendor and choose the colors you wish to add. There are many different designs from which to choose, but if you make your own you have unlimited selections that depend on nothing but your own creativity.

Instead of serving a high calorie dessert, you might want to think about creating a fruit salad using Florida oranges. You can choose to make something like the Ambrosia salad, a Jell-O mold or you can choose something that is completely unique. The choices are unlimited, and you can still serve the high-calorie dessert for those who are not interested in desserts created from Florida oranges. The important thing when you are having a dinner party is being able to accommodate the needs and tastes of as many of your guests as possible-some will be watching their weight and others may be watching how much sugar they consume. You want to be prepared to service as many of your guests as humanly possible.

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At Hale Groves, we believe the best gifts come from the land, not a factory. For generations, our fruit has been grown slowly under the Florida sun, picked at its peak, and delivered fresh to your door. From sweet Navel Oranges to rare Honeybells, every gift shares the simple joy of real flavor—perfect for holidays, milestones, or everyday moments worth celebrating.

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