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Clementines…or not.

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
clementines-or-not

Picked up a case of clementines today.  Haven’t had them in forever, got home, peeled one up and dug in.

TWENTY TWO seeds later, I was beginning to think I’d lost my mind.  I was fairly certain that they were seedless or near seedless, but maybe I was wrong?

Pulled out my trusty Food Lover’s Companion.  Clementines – see Mandarin Orange.  Looked that up and found, “Dancy Oranges are similar in size and color (and equally rich flavored) to clementines, but have a plentitude of seeds.

So, it would seem I have a case of Dancy Oranges, marked as Clementines by the grower – a Muroc Star out of Morocco.  I will be contacting the market to let them know they have been hoodwinked…