For the last few yrs, I've found most oranges to be both unripe and
bitter. Calif Cuties are particularly offensive, in this regard.
This also includes Sunkist navel oranges, my fave reliable brand fer
almost ever. Several yrs ago, I began finding Sunkist navel oranges
which were NOT sweet and they were NOT ripe. Drought? Greed?

Last week, I came across a sale on organic oranges ($1.49lb). To my
amazement, the were all Sunkist brand. I bought a couple and took 'em
home. YUM! Sweet, juicy, easily peeled .....in short, perfect. Like
the Sunkist oranges of yore. I went back and bought a doz more and I
jes finished my 8th Sunkist organic orange. So juicy, hard to eat w/o
squirting on you. So sweet, like eating dessert.

I'm not saying this cuz they're organic, but that can't be a negative.
I'm saying, if you run across some Sunkist oranges --orgo or no-- give
'em a try. Someone, somewhere, is doing something right. A good
year? Must not be from CA! These are the best oranges I've run
across in decades. Seriously.

nb

On 05/04/2016 12:23 PM, notbob wrote:
> For the last few yrs, I've found most oranges to be both unripe and
> bitter. Calif Cuties are particularly offensive, in this regard.
> This also includes Sunkist navel oranges, my fave reliable brand fer
> almost ever. Several yrs ago, I began finding Sunkist navel oranges
> which were NOT sweet and they were NOT ripe. Drought? Greed?
>
> Last week, I came across a sale on organic oranges ($1.49lb). To my
> amazement, the were all Sunkist brand. I bought a couple and took 'em
> home. YUM! Sweet, juicy, easily peeled .....in short, perfect. Like
> the Sunkist oranges of yore. I went back and bought a doz more and I
> jes finished my 8th Sunkist organic orange. So juicy, hard to eat w/o
> squirting on you. So sweet, like eating dessert.
>
> I'm not saying this cuz they're organic, but that can't be a negative.
> I'm saying, if you run across some Sunkist oranges --orgo or no-- give
> 'em a try. Someone, somewhere, is doing something right. A good
> year? Must not be from CA! These are the best oranges I've run
> across in decades. Seriously.
>
> nb
>
I prefer Floridian and Texan oranges and grapefruit. I've found that
Californian fruit are never as sweet.
Graham

On 2016-04-05, graham > wrote:

> I prefer Floridian and Texan oranges and grapefruit. I've found that
> Californian fruit are never as sweet.

I've seen/tasted 'em all degrade in quality. Florida oranges, Texasweet
grapefruit, Georgia peaches, etc. While Sunkist Growers was
originally a CA-based coop, it's now part of the Pepsico conglomerate
and probably gets its fruit from all over the world. Sunkist navel
oranges usta be considered "the best". Pay a little extra and get a
no-fail orange. Until about 5 yrs ago, that is.....

Regardless of where the fruit comes from, now, it's nice to see
Sunkist brand oranges return to the level quality they were once
famous for.

nb

On 4/5/2016 11:23 AM, notbob wrote:
> For the last few yrs, I've found most oranges to be both unripe and
> bitter. Calif Cuties are particularly offensive, in this regard.
> This also includes Sunkist navel oranges, my fave reliable brand fer
> almost ever. Several yrs ago, I began finding Sunkist navel oranges
> which were NOT sweet and they were NOT ripe. Drought? Greed?
>
> Last week, I came across a sale on organic oranges ($1.49lb). To my
> amazement, the were all Sunkist brand. I bought a couple and took 'em
> home. YUM! Sweet, juicy, easily peeled .....in short, perfect. Like
> the Sunkist oranges of yore. I went back and bought a doz more and I
> jes finished my 8th Sunkist organic orange. So juicy, hard to eat w/o
> squirting on you. So sweet, like eating dessert.


"Squirting on you"?
Hmmm. Should I read something into this remark?
You be the judge...........

On 5 Apr 2016 18:23:12 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>For the last few yrs, I've found most oranges to be both unripe and
>bitter. Calif Cuties are particularly offensive, in this regard.
>This also includes Sunkist navel oranges, my fave reliable brand fer
>almost ever. Several yrs ago, I began finding Sunkist navel oranges
>which were NOT sweet and they were NOT ripe. Drought? Greed?
>
>Last week, I came across a sale on organic oranges ($1.49lb). To my
>amazement, the were all Sunkist brand. I bought a couple and took 'em
>home. YUM! Sweet, juicy, easily peeled .....in short, perfect. Like
>the Sunkist oranges of yore. I went back and bought a doz more and I
>jes finished my 8th Sunkist organic orange. So juicy, hard to eat w/o
>squirting on you. So sweet, like eating dessert.
>
>I'm not saying this cuz they're organic, but that can't be a negative.
>I'm saying, if you run across some Sunkist oranges --orgo or no-- give
>'em a try. Someone, somewhere, is doing something right. A good
>year? Must not be from CA! These are the best oranges I've run
>across in decades. Seriously.

Sad to say, I've given up on oranges

It's practically impossible to get decent oranges here now.
So ironic, when only a few hundred miles away were once countless
acres of beautifully grown fresh oranges... all gone now. All we get
now is stale old oranges imported from South America.

About a year ago I chanced upon some good oranges, and what a
revelation they were in terms of flavour, smell and texture! It is
only once you've had some good oranges again that you realise just how
awful the rest of them really are.

On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 12:40:48 PM UTC-6, notbob wrote:
> On 2016-04-05, graham > wrote:
>
> > I prefer Floridian and Texan oranges and grapefruit. I've found that
> > Californian fruit are never as sweet.
>
> I've seen/tasted 'em all degrade in quality. Florida oranges, Texasweet
> grapefruit, Georgia peaches, etc. While Sunkist Growers was
> originally a CA-based coop, it's now part of the Pepsico conglomerate
> and probably gets its fruit from all over the world. Sunkist navel
> oranges usta be considered "the best". Pay a little extra and get a
> no-fail orange. Until about 5 yrs ago, that is.....
>
> Regardless of where the fruit comes from, now, it's nice to see
> Sunkist brand oranges return to the level quality they were once
> famous for.
>
> nb

I prefer the Valencia oranges but our stores never stock them anymore. I understand that most of them are processed for juice.
When we were kids our parents were able to get Valencia oranges and we always enjoyed their balance of sweet and sour.
=====

Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
commercials a lot lately?

On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:12:24 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
>commercials a lot lately?

Yes. Costco carries them as do several stores around here. My
husband really loves them. I wouldn't say they are consistent. Some
are easier to peel than others. Some are juicier/sweeter than others.
Overall they are less of a crap shoot than buying the regular oranges.
I haven't had any that are woody or dry inside.
Janet US

Sheldon, totally with you on scraps for the critters, I've been doing it for years. Our three acres is mostly wooded, tons of wildlife. I've never heard of chopping citrus peel for the birds but I'm going to try it next time. I do throw out orange halves when they're less than ideal, lots of dry tasteless ones lately, and they usually disappear quickly. I have a few crows everyday looking for meat scraps, and dozens of Woodpeckers on the suet feeders. I try to throw things out early in the day so it all disappears before dark. I don't want to attract too many raccoons, coyotes, and fox, and there are quite a few bears a couple miles from here. So far I've never had a bear this side of a couple busy roads and a highway. No feral cats lately. I adopted a feral many years ago and he was super. Steve turned into a sweet, yet somewhat guarded friend for about ten years.

Denise in NH

On 4/6/2016 10:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
> commercials a lot lately?
>

Yes, good marketing, marginal, variable product.

Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> On 4/6/2016 10:12 AM, Gary wrote:
>> Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
>> commercials a lot lately?
>>
>
> Yes, good marketing, marginal, variable product.
>

Marginal is a good descriptor for them. I stopped wasting my money on
Halos, Cuties or any of the other bagged mandarins because every bag I
bought the fruit seemed to be dried out and full of seeds. Last year our
Target started stocking an orange called Vintage Sweets, and they were so
incredibly good!! Tasted just like oranges from my childhood, juicy and
sweet. I was so disappointed when they stopped stocking them, and was
overjoyed when I saw them back on the shelves a couple of weeks ago.
Unfortunately, they were not as good as the ones last year, so won't be
buying them again anytime soon. I'll save my orange eating for the weeks
I'm at home in Florida and can get them fresh from local growers.

--
jinx the minx

On 2016-04-06, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> On 4/6/2016 10:12 AM, Gary wrote:

>> Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
>> commercials a lot lately?

> Yes, good marketing, marginal, variable product.

Sure. They suck!

http://www.eatlikenoone.com/what-is-...ties-halos.htm

I tried Cuties about 6-7 yrs ago. Tasted great. That was the last
time.

I no longer buy Cuties (no Halo's, here). They've been consistently
sour, bitter, unedible. I don't give a good gawddamn if they're the
same, different, or whatever. I jes want 'em to taste good. Fer the
last few yrs, they have not. 8|

nb

On 4/6/2016 12:12 PM, jinx the minx wrote:

>
> I'll save my orange eating for the weeks
> I'm at home in Florida and can get them fresh from local growers.
>

I've been buying them from The Orange Shop and having them shipped.
More expensive, but very good quality.

On 4/6/2016 9:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
> commercials a lot lately?
>

Yes, I sometimes get them at Kroger. I enjoy them as a snack, but they
vary a lot--sometimes juicy, sometimes rather dry; sometimes easy to
peel, sometimes not.

MaryL

On 4/5/2016 1:35 PM, Colonel Edmund J. Burke wrote:
> On 4/5/2016 11:23 AM, notbob wrote:
>> For the last few yrs, I've found most oranges to be both unripe and
>> bitter. Calif Cuties are particularly offensive, in this regard.
>> This also includes Sunkist navel oranges, my fave reliable brand fer
>> almost ever. Several yrs ago, I began finding Sunkist navel oranges
>> which were NOT sweet and they were NOT ripe. Drought? Greed?
>>
>> Last week, I came across a sale on organic oranges ($1.49lb). To my
>> amazement, the were all Sunkist brand. I bought a couple and took 'em
>> home. YUM! Sweet, juicy, easily peeled .....in short, perfect. Like
>> the Sunkist oranges of yore. I went back and bought a doz more and I
>> jes finished my 8th Sunkist organic orange. So juicy, hard to eat w/o
>> squirting on you. So sweet, like eating dessert.
>
>
> "Squirting on you"?
> Hmmm. Should I read something into this remark?
> You be the judge...........


How sweet, fresh meat!

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
> commercials a lot lately?

Yes, I love them, but can really overeat them.

Cheri

Gary wrote:
>
>Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
>commercials a lot lately?

Similar to mandarin oranges I think last year they were marketed as
clementines, sold in small crates. Then people caught on and stopped
buying... very inconsistant, sometimes they were decent but next time
all would be awful... difficult to peel, seedy, sourish, and not juicy
at all. I've seen "Halos" at the local market but I won't buy them,
too much of a crapshoot. Lately I've been buying navels at BJs, every
one perfect.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-navel-orange.htm

On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 08:28:43 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:12:24 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Has anyone tried the "Halo" oranges that you see advertised on
>>commercials a lot lately?
>
>Yes. Costco carries them as do several stores around here. My
>husband really loves them. I wouldn't say they are consistent. Some
>are easier to peel than others. Some are juicier/sweeter than others.
>Overall they are less of a crap shoot than buying the regular oranges.
>I haven't had any that are woody or dry inside.
>Janet US


these "Cutie" Mandarin Oranges I have chilled in the bottom of my
refrigerator are easy to peel and the sweetest citrus I have ever
eaten. I even saw a quart of "Cutie Juice" on the shelf and bought a
bottle. Very good orange juice.

William