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…
-
Continue Reading
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…
-
Continue Reading
You already know that peaches are delicious. But you may not know the many health benefits of eating peaches. Like all fruit peaches are a healthy part of any diet. Fresh fruit is essential to good health. But delicious peaches have several essential vitamins and minerals that you may not…
-
Continue Reading
Mail order fruit baskets first became popular in the 1940s. Urban areas were growing in America and many businesses were forced to relocate to the cities. Huge business districts were established in every major metropolis. In time, these companies began to work with each other. Some even established close working…
-
Continue Reading
Gift baskets containing delicious fruit are a fabulous way to present your friend, family member, neighbor, co-worker or client with a delicious and healthy treat that looks expensive, yet is actually budget friendly. Regardless of where you get your fruit basket you should carefully consider the contents and personalize the…
-
Continue Reading
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…
-
Continue Reading
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…
-
Continue Reading
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…
-
Continue Reading
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…
-
Continue Reading
The Honeybell Orange is often described by sellers as a limited edition fruit. What they mean by that is that demand almost always outpaces supply. It is also a reference to the fruit’s abbreviated harvest season. Other popular citrus fruits from Florida are harvested for four or five months of…