tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post415532501080422121..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Hooptedoodle #157 - Happy Tangerines to EveryoneMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-4581450402143318722016-02-20T14:14:38.557+00:002016-02-20T14:14:38.557+00:00When you pull a tangerine off the tree in Sarasota...When you pull a tangerine off the tree in Sarasota a piece of the skin can stay on the limb. Makes it even easier to start peeling. The peel can be removed as one whole section. None of the fruits mentioned top the flavor of a fresh local tangerine. They are delicate to ship, so all these other cross breeds have emerged. Growing up in Florida, mom always had them in our stocking. My kids want nothing of them in their's. I recently liked this last batch of mandarins. As years go by you learn to enjoy what's available.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084782568645546645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-86037046675743429732014-12-23T21:55:25.853+00:002014-12-23T21:55:25.853+00:00Think yourself lucky Tony. I support Grimsby.Think yourself lucky Tony. I support Grimsby.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-28246696178372148702014-12-23T10:19:08.984+00:002014-12-23T10:19:08.984+00:00Thanks for this link - I'd seen part of this b...Thanks for this link - I'd seen part of this before and it's excellent. Great fun.<br /><br />Football not a great topic in our household recently - my wife thinks I now support a team called Liverpool Nil.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-15424426589902702092014-12-23T00:39:57.313+00:002014-12-23T00:39:57.313+00:00Marks and Sparkes eh. Well this year I'm favou...Marks and Sparkes eh. Well this year I'm favouring John-Lewis.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FqeTerEPwE<br />nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-33470827563192528962014-12-22T15:29:34.003+00:002014-12-22T15:29:34.003+00:00Merry Christmas Matt - late development is that my...Merry Christmas Matt - late development is that my wife has just brought in a bag of tangerines from Marks & Spencer - these are actually labelled as tangerines (though from Spain, not from Tangiers) - M&S also had satsumas and clementines. I shall sample these with interest. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-57991090481311260242014-12-22T15:26:09.749+00:002014-12-22T15:26:09.749+00:00Thank you Ross - all the best to you.Thank you Ross - all the best to you.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-31838971874812346552014-12-21T09:06:46.891+00:002014-12-21T09:06:46.891+00:00Try http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4552658.s...Try http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4552658.stm<br /><br />It does seem that the taste has gone down the path of the banana too then.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and I hope the washing machine goes well!<br /><br /><br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751744958434403184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-80168879015090740222014-12-20T23:17:36.541+00:002014-12-20T23:17:36.541+00:00Only had a couple of Tangerines in my life but big...Only had a couple of Tangerines in my life but big fat oranges came in the toe of the stocking. My big treat at Christmas that I look forward to are the crates of Clementines from Morocco. Not only is the fruit good but the triangular profile supports and thin wooden slats from the crates make excellent material for wargame buildings esp trenches.<br /><br />Happy Yuletide!Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-91793339874363174922014-12-20T22:23:14.375+00:002014-12-20T22:23:14.375+00:00Thanks, Chris - all the very best to you. I must d...Thanks, Chris - all the very best to you. I must do some more research on this - could there be a market for genuine (retro) tangerines? Hmmm.<br /><br />As we have discussed, even nostalgia is not what it used to be.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-34878202560064616022014-12-20T22:14:11.829+00:002014-12-20T22:14:11.829+00:00Tangerines definitely disappeared from the Christm...Tangerines definitely disappeared from the Christmas scene around the 1980s. But why? I don't think the Mandarin or Clementine are upgrades in small citrus fruit terms. If anything they're less tasty. Perhaps it's the ease of peeling. Which makes it the perfect metaphor for these modern times.<br /><br />Anyway. The season's best to you sir. Thanks for another great year of entertaining diversions.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-43701900663125820002014-12-20T21:52:41.195+00:002014-12-20T21:52:41.195+00:00Merry Christmas, Ian - to you and your lot! - isn&...Merry Christmas, Ian - to you and your lot! - isn't it about time you were visiting relatives in Scotland? You have my number...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-53153932481879406872014-12-20T21:36:57.235+00:002014-12-20T21:36:57.235+00:00Very best wishes, Michael - and thank you.
It see...Very best wishes, Michael - and thank you.<br /><br />It seems that the tangerine season is from August to March (in their native Morocco), which probably explains the Christmas seasonality. I read somewhere that the traditional idea that fruit is luxurious or a delicacy for special occasions may come from the supply of lemons to the Royal Navy to combat scurvy, though I'll have to think about that for a while to make sense of it. MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-10323072901233374452014-12-20T21:29:30.373+00:002014-12-20T21:29:30.373+00:00Merry Christmas, Gary - I feel in my bones that th...Merry Christmas, Gary - I feel in my bones that the washing machine saga will not go well. Worst bit of this here is that the washing machine sits in a tight corner of a very small laundry room, with the tumble dryer racked on top - very convenient when things go well, but moving anything requires removal of the laundry door, heavy reinforcement of groins etc.<br /><br />Ach well - what else would I do with my money?MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-84060307453929870162014-12-20T21:26:30.320+00:002014-12-20T21:26:30.320+00:00Bless you sir! The same to you - I look forward to...Bless you sir! The same to you - I look forward to continuing to enjoy your blog next year!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-8872952289574089292014-12-20T20:23:42.299+00:002014-12-20T20:23:42.299+00:00Perhaps it was just a tangerine dream? A Merry Chr...Perhaps it was just a tangerine dream? A Merry Christmas to you!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-73712027680935814102014-12-20T18:44:05.436+00:002014-12-20T18:44:05.436+00:00Wishing you and yours the same in return, Tony.
Th...Wishing you and yours the same in return, Tony.<br />The tangerine in the toe of the Christmas stocking was a tradition in my family too. I don't know if it came over to Canada with my mother, who was an English war bride, or if it goes back earlier. No one to ask now. I was looking at mandarin oranges in the store the other day and it never occurred to me to wonder what happened to the tangerine - I suppose I thought tangerines and mandarins were synonyms. That's why I come to your blog, for the many things to ponder. :)Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-12319352522385240852014-12-20T16:35:15.178+00:002014-12-20T16:35:15.178+00:00Thanks fr the Christmas wishes TOny and the same t...Thanks fr the Christmas wishes TOny and the same to you all!<br /><br />BTW, when our Bosch fridge went west a while ago, the Bosch engineer (who advisd ius to change it soonish) told us that much of the Bosch kit in the UK was made in Spain and, I think, Italy. Bit of a bummer for my 'let's get German quality' drive. We took his recommendation and bought a Samsung. :O/GaryAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06963552380378929829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-50801836952958878922014-12-20T12:37:56.321+00:002014-12-20T12:37:56.321+00:00A Merry Christmas to you and yours , TonyA Merry Christmas to you and yours , TonyThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.com