i've just finished the last orange in my third box so far!
by christmas oranges i mean mandarins... do you buy them by the box where you are too this time of year?
i am thinking that not everyone does



we always call them christmas oranges - never mandarins
and they are expressly tied to this time of year!

it was great when you finally got a christmas orange in your lunch box
they were given out with your present at christmas eve candlelight service
and santa always put one in the toe of your stocking
and they disappear right after christmas from the stores

my mom told of being happy when the christmas oranges came
because that meant instead of using a page from the catalogue in the outhouse
for a while at least there were nice soft green tissue squares saved from the oranges


if you are nice to me i might make an elephant for you out of the peel

Those are the yums. One of the veterinarians I always used to work xmas eve with would bring a box in to share that day. . . mmm. . .

I've gone through three boxes of Japanese tangerines (aka christmas oranges). They are sooooo good I'll be picking up another box from Sobey's later.

We get Clementines by the box. They're so good.

I've never heard of them.

Although I do buy clementines on occasion for a treat.

My grandma (and my mom) would put the peels on the radiator to make the house smell like oranges.

CarrieMpls said:

I think those might be the same thing.

tangarines and clementines are both slightly different i think

I pick them directly from the tree

Oh, I forgot

applekisses said:

My grandmother put them in the fireplace for the same reason.

i thought the title said "Christmas Orgies"

this smells really nice

i use to always get an orange in my stocking on Christmas and as a child I never appreciated it. Now i love oranges and yearn to have one in my stocking.

I tried putting an orange in my pantyhose but it was uncomfortable to walk around in.

missfee said:

Look who's in heat

PANDURITO said:

not fair.



are they really mandarins? or clementines or what have you?
it is kind of neat in arizona being able to go outside and pick a juicy orange for breakfast
oh and the blossoms...

emm said:

As far as I know,clementines are a variety of mandarins. At least here

i am also jealous of meow85's ability to go outside and pluck a ripe peach from the backyard

My mom just bought a big box of oranges. I think people at work sell them. I put peppermint sticks in mine sometimes around this time of the year.

ZombieKitten said:

what's all that sticking out of the oranges? TICKS?!?

ZombieKitten said:

Yeah, it really does.

Anx said:

It looks like cloves.