Yeah!!!! It's Clementine Season - YUMMY!!!!

[LynneSin]

All about the Clementine

Clementine's are the tiniest of the mandarins. Imported from Spain, Morocco, and other parts of North Africa, clementines are a cross between a sweet orange and a Chinese mandarin. They are small, very sweet, and usually seedless. Most people think of clementines as small tangerines, but they're a different variety entirely, with a distinctive taste. The Clementine is an excellent eating orange. Its small size and lack of seeds make it particularly popular with kids. Clementines have been available in Europe for many years, but the market for them in the United States was made only a few years ago, when a devastating freeze in Florida made domestic oranges scarce and expensive. A lot of oranges, including clementines, were imported from Europe, and clementines started to catch on. Over the past few years they've become increasingly popular, and as the demand has gone up, so has the price.

Did you know that when juicing clementines you do not have to bother removing the skins?

I love Clemmies - I'm eating a pair right now!

[rug]

1. Not to mention their cute wooden crates.

[CottonBear]

5. Love the crates...

and the clementines. Delicious! ;)

[Az]

2. Nummy

But I still want some Pocky!

[BikeWriter]

3. They sound as if they'd be good in a Martini.

[LostinVA]

4. Yum...

[NV Whino]

6. I'll have to look for them

Usually I eat Satsuma mandarins, which are also seedless. Gets me through the winter (almost) to peach season.

[nutsnberries]

7. i love 'em too - haven't bought them this season YET but when i do...

i can't stop. every trip to the store and i get a crate.
they make a nice bring-along gift when you go visiting too.