Fwd: RE: Re: [Sca-cooks] Seville Orange Juice
Olwen the Odd
olwentheodd at hotmail.com
Wed Sep 19 13:29:24 PDT 2001
OK folks. This is what my sister sent me back on the subject. Sorry.
Olwen
>From: "Roberta Cross" <rcross at goldengem.com>
>Here in central Florida at the orange juice plant where I work, we have
>never processed Seville oranges. They are from Spain. I guess the growers
>don't plant that variety here much. The orange season is as follows:
>
>Early/Mid Season oranges are ready from early December to about the end of
>February (sometimes November to March). These are not the best oranges,
>but
>they have a good, sweet flavor when picked in late January to the end of
>their season.
>
>Valencia oranges are ready from March to June or July. These have juice
>with a darker color, better flavor and less "thickness" (we call it bottom
>pulp).
>
>This information is for the basic types of Florida oranges only. Sorry,
>but
>I am not familiar with Spanish fruit. Roberta
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