Clementines for the Holidays

 

 It’s no secret that citrus is one of the reasons I could never live on a diet of only local foods , at least not without moving back to Florida  first.

As soon as the weather dips near freezing, I start stocking up on grapefruit, oranges, Meyer lemons or, my favorite, Clementine’s. As much as possible I buy organic citrus from Florida, but for Clementine’s it’s the real thing, all the way from

Spain. (I actually spotted those newfangled California Cuties at Whole Foods the other day, but stuck with the

Old World variety.)

When I was a kid, we always got had Clementine’s in and devoured them by the bunch. I’ve planned to do the same for my kids , but considering how many Clementine’s I  eat in the weeks leading up to Christmas, I’m not sure it’s quite as special a treat any more .

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