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I purchased a big bag of oranges; and they were not eaten.. They are a lil soft, and some
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melissa-dallas
Well-known member
I'd scrub any mold off if it isn't bad, then juice them & freeze it for cooking
If the rind is okay on some I'd zest them & freeze that too.
If the rind is okay on some I'd zest them & freeze that too.
I wouldn't use them; return and get your money back. I can never get past
the smell of mold. I never buy clemetines anymore because twice the little carton smelled moldy.
Lost $100 making my first batch of limoncello. I had noticed there was a tiny whiff of mold smell when I was peeling one of the lemons. Nothing visible, but I could smell it. But here's what I thought: They'll be sitting in GRAIN ALCOHOL...which is 190 PROOF (or 95% ether alcohol). Surely NOTHING could live in that, including mold??
Oh, I was Oh So Wrong.
I impatiently waited the 40 days for Phase 1 to be completed. That liquid was gorgeous...a mellow, golden yellow. When I cracked the gallon jar open for Phase 2 (add simple syrup, wait 40 days) I STILL caught a slight whiff of mold, but figured SURELY NOT? Added the sugar and waited ANOTHER 40 DAYS.
Opened it and STILL smelled mold.
Dumped $100 worth of ingredients and booze down the drain.
the smell of mold. I never buy clemetines anymore because twice the little carton smelled moldy.
Lost $100 making my first batch of limoncello. I had noticed there was a tiny whiff of mold smell when I was peeling one of the lemons. Nothing visible, but I could smell it. But here's what I thought: They'll be sitting in GRAIN ALCOHOL...which is 190 PROOF (or 95% ether alcohol). Surely NOTHING could live in that, including mold??
Oh, I was Oh So Wrong.
I impatiently waited the 40 days for Phase 1 to be completed. That liquid was gorgeous...a mellow, golden yellow. When I cracked the gallon jar open for Phase 2 (add simple syrup, wait 40 days) I STILL caught a slight whiff of mold, but figured SURELY NOT? Added the sugar and waited ANOTHER 40 DAYS.
Opened it and STILL smelled mold.
Dumped $100 worth of ingredients and booze down the drain.
mariadnoca
Moderator
Yes, sorry, but they are dead. You should be able to return them, those bags can get icky at times.
Don't forget, many of the citrus was frozen this year. It may be that you got a crop that was
damaged. I was given two large bags of oranges this year and was told to use them right away. We cut them all open, the ones which had frost damage were juiced and zested. The ones with no damage we kept to eat, and zested at that time. When they are frost damaged, they are soft and rather dried out inside. Then the ends start to rot or brown. It is downhill from there.
We did not get a lot of juice from the damaged ones, but a little is better than nothing, and they did not go to waste.
damaged. I was given two large bags of oranges this year and was told to use them right away. We cut them all open, the ones which had frost damage were juiced and zested. The ones with no damage we kept to eat, and zested at that time. When they are frost damaged, they are soft and rather dried out inside. Then the ends start to rot or brown. It is downhill from there.
We did not get a lot of juice from the damaged ones, but a little is better than nothing, and they did not go to waste.
janet-in-nc
Well-known member
I remember. Didn't we put a ribbon in it? It was supposed to hang in a closet, I think
mariadnoca
Moderator
Yes! I remember that too! We made one at Christmas.
Pomander balls see link. I had to search all over Pittsburgh to find "orris root"
I found it in a "health food store" back during the 70's where the entire shop smelled like musk, patchouli, and pot.
Now I picture Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in The Tudors, holding a pomander ball up to his nose as he has to pass/bless his "au natural" parishioners.
http://www.almanac.com/content/seasonal-crafts-how-make-orange-pomanders
I found it in a "health food store" back during the 70's where the entire shop smelled like musk, patchouli, and pot.
Now I picture Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in The Tudors, holding a pomander ball up to his nose as he has to pass/bless his "au natural" parishioners.
http://www.almanac.com/content/seasonal-crafts-how-make-orange-pomanders