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Selection:
Good-quality oranges should be firm
and heavy for their size. Select thin-skinned oranges
with smooth, finely-textured skin. Oranges turn golden
as they become fully ripe, but as they remain on the
tree during warmer weather the orange skin re-absorbs
chlorophyll from the leaves and the orange turns green
again, beginning at the stem end. The fruit is actually
fully ripe, sweet, juicy and bright orange inside.
Usage:
Snacks, lunches, juiced, in salads,
desserts and as a glaze.
The following
are the varieties that are currently
grown:
First
class:
Navel
Valencia
Sweet
Baladi
Season of
production:
Orange
Navel
Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar.
Orange Valencia
Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun.
Orange
Sweet
Dec, Jan, Feb.
Orange
Baladi
Dec, Jan, Feb.
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