Clementine

Although I love Fall, Winter is wonderful because a lot of my favorite foods are in season like Brussels Sprouts and Clementine. While at our local grocery store the other day, a box of Clementine were on sale for about $4! I don’t typically like buying bulk packaged produce since I like hand picking everything but Clementine always seem to come in those little wooden boxes. To make a long story short, some of them were just plain bad- moldy and lacking in sweetness and watered down. How do you pick the right one? (Something I am still learning with all produce)….

So I read over at Produce Pete a simple rule of thumb: Whatever the variety, Oranges and all citrus fruit should be heavy in the hand for its size, look for shininess, check the scent (should smell sweet), and for most varieties the rind should never feel puffed like there is any space between the rind and flesh (this is what some of our Clementine were like). There should be no spotting, no signs of shriveling, and no white patches.

Did you know that Clementine were only first brought to the US in 1982? Read more here about Clementine and their history!

Also, today at cookthink, an interesting blurb on
Why We Buy Food We Never Use