Market varieties of citrus fruits, part 2

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%%%%% KING ORANGES %%%%%

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Are probably a cross between a sweet orange and a Mandarin with a sweet or slightly acid flesh.

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%%%%% MANDARIN %%%%%

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A small, round fruit, native to China, with easily removable peel and loose segments. Extensively grown in Japan and in limited quantities in our Gulf States and California. Tangerines and satsumas are two well known varieties.

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%%%%% SOUR ORANGE %%%%%

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Have a sour, bitter pulp, and are used for making marmalades.

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%%%%% TEMPLE ORANGE %%%%%

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A hybrid between an orange and a tangerine.

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%%%%% SHADDOCK %%%%%

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Probable ancestor of the grapefruit. It grows to the size of a watermelon and weighs up to 20 pounds, has a coarse, thick rind and reddish, aromatic, but bitter flesh. Named after Captain Shaddock, who brought it from the East Indies to the West Indies.

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%%%%% TANGELO %%%%%

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The name is a combination of tangerine and pomelo (grapefruit), the two fruits which were crossed in 1897 to produce it. It has an orang erind and pale yellow flesh, is medium to large in size, with an accented fresh acid flavor. Two of the most successful varieties differ considerably in shape (pear or round) and in peel (smooth and thin or rough and thick).

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%%%%% UGLI FRUIT %%%%%

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The rough, puffy appearance of this member of the citrus family belies its extremely pleasant flavor, which is a combination of that or orange, grapefruit, and tangerines. Ugli fruits are large than grapefruit, and not a citru hybrid. They come from Jamaica and are imported in limited quantities. Origin: Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, Volume 3.

Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Dec/95.

Submitted By SHARON STEVENS On 12-13-95

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