Two reason for choosing the Orange River to Dietribe upon this workweek : one , it ’s something smart to lighten up the winter doldrums , and two , as a reminder of how to agitate some of those smutty wintertime - related cold and ills . Ladies and gentlemen , may I introduce to you … the orange !
" ¢ Oranges , natives of Southeast Asia , were first introduced to the Americas on Christopher Columbus ' second voyage . function their way up the West Coast of the United States , Orange River were one of the first shipments to get out Los Angeles on the transcontinental railroad in 1886 . Thanks in part to orange cultivation , the universe of Los Angeles go from 11,183 to half a million by 1920 . Of course by then the orange growers had been push to the suburban area … known as Orange County !
" ¢ Though California continues to produce orangeness , nowadays 90 % of the orange succus in the US comes from Florida . World - astray , Brazil is actually the lead producer of this scrumptious citrus .
" ¢ The word " orange " has a rich etymological story , and is plausibly most notorious for not having another English rime Logos . accord to this obviously reliablesource , US Naval Commander Henry Honychurch Gorringe , the captain of the USS Gettysburg who let out Gorringe Ridge in 1875 , led Arthur Guiterman to quip in " Local Note":In Sparkill bury lie that military personnel of markWho brought the Obelisk to Central Park , Redoubtable Commander H.H. Gorringe , Whose name supply the long - seek verse for " orange . "
" ¢ speechmaking of ship , orange tree can also help in prevent and overcoming scorbutus , asdiscoveredby James Lind in the mid-1700s . There are other way totreat scurvyas well . Bottom line : keep up with your vitamin C economic consumption !
" ¢ Oranges have plenty of uses besides being a brisk collation and a lovely morning beverage drink . They ’ve been used tomake plastic , power up ipods(er … possibly ) , and are usefulslug repellant . They also make for niftymascots , beating out mighty hypnotism like beast or lions . Vive les oranges !
" ¢ Because every mean solar day draw us closer to inevitable Robot Revolution , orange growers have invested in engineering science to createorange - harvesting automaton . What will succeeding robots do with orange they ca n’t eat ? Maybe they canthrow themat one another .
" ¢ There are plenty of different types of oranges , including Navel ( a specially grafted mutation that are all clone of the original tree ! ) , Valencia ( sweet oranges used for juicing ) and Blood Oranges . Fruit Detective David Karp suppose , on the subject ofBlood Oranges , " Blood orange tree coloration is part science , part enigma . Cold winter nights jump with soft sidereal day favor the ontogenesis of anthocyanins , reddish pigments that add a typical appearance and taste ; shaded or part expose fruit , as on the north side of tree , tend to build up the darkest peels . Anthocyanins also gloss cherries , berries , beets and roses , indeed many plants . In young citrus leaves , the pigmentation protect delicate internal cellphone from sunlight , but in blood orange it seems to be a superfluous response to climatic stress . " Yummy .
I do be intimate oranges and drink orange succus every morning , but since this is clementine season I ’ve been chowing down on those specifically . What about you guys ? preferent orange ? favourite manner to eat them ? divergence against the fact that orange are one of the most incense fruit to eat on , and should never be consumed in interracial company ?
" ˜Dietribes ' appear every other Wednesday . Food picture taken byJohanna Beyenbach . You might remember that name from our billet about hercolorful diet .
