Sunday, February 12, 2012
Oranges
We have five very mature orange trees...we did have 10, but when we moved here gave 5 to a friend...all he had to do was dig them up and haul them away...he did and he still has them on his ranch. 5 orange trees are plenty...we have grapefruit, lemon, tangerine and lime trees too. But today I need to do something with all of those oranges. I'm dehydrating some, jucing dozens and freezing the juice, making marmalade and curd. I wish I could think of other things...but for the moment that's all I can come up with. I've picked a dozen bags to take to the homeless families down on the river and I'll drop some off at the food bank. Yep...lots of oranges from 5 80 year old trees...who would have thought orange trees could live that long...and that's why I will plant trees forever, not just for me, but for those that come after.
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"dehydrating some, jucing dozens and freezing the juice, making marmalade and curd. I wish I could think of other things..."
That's about 3 things more than I would have thought of. You go, Lynda!
Love your generous spirit!!!!
Wow, look at all those oranges! Sharing your abundance with the less fortunate is excellent. I did read somewhere about canning oranges, I guess it was the sections. Would love to have even one orange tree. :)
I would love to have an orange tree. I would keep it all for juice. Lots of things you can make with orange juice but I just love it for breakfast.
Orange trees are the best! Glad you are sharing with other people. Never heard of orange curd, but if you can make it out of lemon, why not orange??
~~Lori
Oh how I would love to have an orange tree. So nice for you to share with others! Love that spirit. I chose you for the Versatile Blogger Award so stop by my blog for the details.
According to a saying of Martin Luther's .. "If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, I still would plant a tree today" Plant, plant, plant til you heart's content. Very nice that you have such an abundance of citrus to enjoy and share.
Thhis was a lovely blog post
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