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!! :-)

John Kuthe...

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.

Jim

On May 25, 12:57*pm, 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!! :-)

Was it a tangelo? I like those cara-cara oranges, with the pink
inside.

On May 25, 12:00*pm, projectile vomit chick
> wrote:
> On May 25, 12:57*pm, 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!! :-)
>
> Was it a tangelo? *I like those cara-cara oranges, with the pink
> inside.

Tangelos are believed to have originated ins Southeast Asia some 3,000
years ago. They are a lovely hybrid of the tangerine (also known as
the mandarin orange) and the grapefruit (closely related to the
pomelo).

On May 25, 10:57*am, 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!! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Temple orange. A cross between a sweet orange and a tangerine, which
makes it, technically, a Tangor.

On May 25, 2:08*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On May 25, 12:00*pm, projectile vomit chick
>
> > wrote:
> > On May 25, 12:57*pm, 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!! :-)
>
> > Was it a tangelo? *I like those cara-cara oranges, with the pink
> > inside.
>
> Tangelos are believed to have originated ins Southeast Asia some 3,000
> years ago. They are a lovely hybrid of the tangerine (also known as
> the mandarin orange) and the grapefruit (closely related to the
> pomelo).

Interesting, thank you.

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".

On 5/25/2011 11:57 AM, 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!! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...



Tangelo?

gloria p

On May 25, 10:57*am, 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!! :-)
>
> John Kuthe...

Best eating orange I've ever had is a variety called Washington navel
oranges. We don't get them here every year, wish we did.

http://www.localharvest.org/washingt...-oranges-C5463

On May 25, 3:33*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> On 5/25/2011 11:57 AM, 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!! :-)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Tangelo?
>
> gloria p

Could be. Looked just line a navel orange, sans the navel. A little
smaller, redder fruit too. Yummy to the max! :-)

John Kuthe...

On 5/25/2011 8:49 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> 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.
>
> Jim

The Ka'u Gold company on the big island of Hawaii used to sell fruit of
that sort. The ugly fruit was called a Ka'u or Puna orange. These are
thin-skinned fruit with a pale flesh that tastes as you describe. I've
seen some with mottled brown skin. I'm familiar with the orange fruit
but you probably had a hybrid of an orange and tangerine. I don't
believe the company exists any longer - rampant thievery pretty much
spelled their end.

http://archives.starbulletin.com/97/...es/story1.html

dsi1 > wrote:

>On 5/25/2011 8:49 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>> Jim
>
>The Ka'u Gold company on the big island of Hawaii used to sell fruit of
>that sort. The ugly fruit was called a Ka'u or Puna orange. These are
>thin-skinned fruit with a pale flesh that tastes as you describe. I've
>seen some with mottled brown skin. I'm familiar with the orange fruit
>but you probably had a hybrid of an orange and tangerine. I don't
>believe the company exists any longer - rampant thievery pretty much
>spelled their end.
>
>http://archives.starbulletin.com/97/...es/story1.html

Could be. They look like them-- and all the descriptions of the
flavor I've sound- sound like them.

Interesting that they showed up in a local chain in NY for one season.
[maybe 2]

I thought for a minute you thought I meant Ugli fruit-- I had my first
one of them last week. They taste better than they look-- but the
ones I had were pretty fibrous.

Jim

On May 25, 1:42*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
> On May 25, 10:57*am, 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!! :-)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> Best eating orange I've ever had is a variety called *Washington navel
> oranges. * We don't get them here every year, wish we did.
>
> http://www.localharvest.org/washingt...-oranges-C5463

Washington navels are the predominant variety in the southern Central
Valley. They can be great or they can be dry.

On 5/26/2011 1:47 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> > wrote:
>
>> On 5/25/2011 8:49 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> The Ka'u Gold company on the big island of Hawaii used to sell fruit of
>> that sort. The ugly fruit was called a Ka'u or Puna orange. These are
>> thin-skinned fruit with a pale flesh that tastes as you describe. I've
>> seen some with mottled brown skin. I'm familiar with the orange fruit
>> but you probably had a hybrid of an orange and tangerine. I don't
>> believe the company exists any longer - rampant thievery pretty much
>> spelled their end.
>>
>> http://archives.starbulletin.com/97/...es/story1.html
>
> Could be. They look like them-- and all the descriptions of the
> flavor I've sound- sound like them.
>
> Interesting that they showed up in a local chain in NY for one season.
> [maybe 2]
>
> I thought for a minute you thought I meant Ugli fruit-- I had my first
> one of them last week. They taste better than they look-- but the
> ones I had were pretty fibrous.
>
> Jim

Too bad fruit is sold mostly on appearances. These days I pick oranges
that match the characteristics of the Ka'u orange: smooth skin with
small pores and try to avoid thick, bumpy skins.

The Ugli fruit is similar to a Jabong. We used to have one of those
trees. I never cared for the stuff. Unfortunately, that tree would bear
a lot of fruit. :-)

On 5/25/2011 12:49 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> John > 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.
>
> Jim


Google honeybell or go to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangelo

http://www.honeybell.com/gifts/store...hat-devil.html

Many orchards in Florida and (I think) Texas ship them in season.

gloria p