On Wed, 25 May 2011 14:49:39 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

>John Kuthe > wrote:
>
>>Actually it was a cross between an orange and a tangerine! I can't
>>remember what the guy at my local farmer's market called it, but I
>>bought two of them at his recommendation, and YUM!! I'm gonna buy only
>>these from now on if I can! Very minimal seeds and rich tangeriney
>>flavor!! :-)
>
>Probably not the same-- but a couple years ago we could get [in NY] a
>rather ugly orange. The color was green/orange, the skin was kind of
>smooth, and they were smaller than most oranges, with lots of
>blemishes. I figured any orange that be *that* handicapped in the
>appearance department had to be pretty tasty to make its way to a NY
>market.
>
>I was right. Seems like there was 'honey' in the name, and these
>guys were sweet as honey. Only saw them for one season, though.
>Can't be everyone saw them the same way I did.

"Honeybell Tangelo".