On 4/7/2012 12:36 PM, George M. Middius wrote:
> gregz wrote:
>
>> I don't know, but I would not use Florida colored oranges, just California
>> oranges.
>
> What do you mean by "colored"? Last I heard, they expose oranges to
> ethylene gas to bring out the orange. Any ethylene that clings would
> rinse off easily.
>
>

Florida oranges look like this before they are dyed:

http://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9E%...l_orange_1.jpg

because people expect them to look like this:

http://iadorefood.com/funfoodfacts/h...a-good-orange/