Tangerines come from the citrus fruit group and have a loose skin that can be easily peeled. The skin is so easy to peel it is like unzipping a zipper on a jacket. The Tangerine fruit also come in separate sections that are easy to peel apart and are absolutely delicious. Tangerines have a very short growing season so they are in great demand when they are available. There are several different types of tangerines including Clementines, Tangelos, and Temples. Clementines are a small sweet and seedless variety of tangerines. They are also known as the Algerian Tangerine. The skin…
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If you want a sure fire way to keep your kids healthy this cold and flu season start making healthy Florida oranges and other citrus fruits a part of their daily diet now. Oranges contain the vitamins and minerals that are essential to keeping kids healthy, and they are so sweet and delicious that kids won’t mind eating them. Many parents give their kids orange juice when they are sick to boost their immune systems but you can keep your kids from getting sick in the first place by keeping their immune systems strong now. Feeding your kids just one…
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Honeybells are a succulent, round citrus fruit often featured in holiday gift baskets. The sweet flavor and abundant juice in honeybells set them apart from other citrus fruits. Considered a tangelo, honeybells are an accidental hybrid between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a grapefruit or pummelo. Honeybells have a distinctive flavor and appearance you just can’t resist. The first tangelos appeared in 1897 when the crosses were created by Dr. Walter T. Swingle in Florida. In 1898, similar crosses were made by Dr. Herbert J. Webber in California. Today Florida, California and Arizona are leading locations to grow honeybells…
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You’ve probably heard by now of the Honeybell tangelo and all its delicious and nutritious possibilities. The Honeybell is a favorite ingredient of the fresh citrus fruit gift basket, since the amazing taste and relative scarcity make it a true delight for anyone who enjoys fresh citrus fruit. But did you know the Honeybell is also versatile? It’s true that Honeybells are delicious just eaten by themselves, but there are other ways to enjoy the Honeybell besides just eating the succulent pulp or drinking the tart, sweet juice. Some of the more creative ways to enjoy a Honeybell include: Honeybells…
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As you may know, citrus is in season from early November though mid-June. To keep you supplied with premium fruit throughout the summer, we’re searched for other premium fruit varieties around the country that are in season beginning in June, and we’ve arranged to have this specialty fruit shipped directly to you. From mid-June throughout July, we ship tropical Mangos. If you’ve never tried a Mango, a traditional way to serve it is to pour fresh squeezed lime juice over the slices. The combination of sweet and tart brings out the full flavor of the mango. It’s delicious for breakfast…
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The words “Florida” and “orange” go hand in hand. It is the sunshine state that produces an amazing variety of sweet tasting citrus. Purists the world over will only drink orange juice if they know it was made from Florida oranges. As they do with practically everything, the United States government has stepped in to define exactly what orange juice is. According to the ominous sounding Code of Federal Regulations, orange juice is “unfermented juice obtained from mature oranges of the species Citrus sinensis or of the citrus hybrid commonly called Ambersweet.” Of course most people just think about squeezing…
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In answering, I always talk about the climate, the water, the ocean breeze, and the soil. The Indian River Citrus Region is a narrow, 200-mile-long strip of land along the edge of the Atlantic Ocean in Florida, from Daytona to West Palm Beach. The soil is underlaid by the Anastasia formation, which is made up of Coquina Limestone. This provides our grapefruit and orange tree root systems with usually rich minerals and nutrients during their growth cycle. These are the elements that are most responsible for the superior quality of our citrus, unequaled anywhere else in the world. So, between…
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Comice Pears are a variety of pear created in the mid-1800s in France. The official name of the Comice is ?Doyenne du Comice?. Since that time, it has come to be produced commercially in the United States. The four most common pears produced in the US are: Anjou, Bartlett, Bosc and Comice. Many people are familiar with Anjou, Bartlett and Bosc, but little is known of the Comice. Of the four, the Comice pear makes up only about 1% of the total pear production. It is definitely the gem in the pear family. Comice pears were initially characterized by their…
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Frozen concentrated orange juice became popular toward the end of the Second World War. Since few could afford freshly squeezed juice while the war was waging, they opted for the frozen kind. It was probably the worst thing to happen to fruit since Eve plucked that apple from the Tree of Knowledge. No, this isn’t a diatribe against fruit juices. We freely acknowledge that real fruit juices are healthier than soda. But the problem is that millions of American families have all but replaced fresh fruit with fruit juices, and they are not the same! As we explained, frozen orange…
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People sometime ask if oranges with slightly green-tinted peel are ripe enough to eat. The answer is yes, by all means. By the time we pick our oranges to fill your orders, they’ve reached full maturity in size and content. Mother Nature works her wonders on a time schedule that never fails to deliver. A greenish tint here and there only means an orange is ripe, sweet and juicy, ready for you to enjoy. So, why do ripe oranges sometimes have that tint of green? There are two explanations for this. The first has to do with climate. When the…