Fresh from the Sunbelt: Honeybell season tends to be short but sweet. These delicious beauties are only available from January until around the second week in February and they are looking amazing this year. Our Honeybells are just starting to come off of the trees and are ready to begin…
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Continue ReadingThe Honeybell is an absolutely delightful bell-shaped fruit that bursts with rich flavor and honey-sweet juice. It is a hybrid between the tangy Duncan Grapefruit and the sweet Dancy Tangerine. This wonderful fruit is a result of experiments done on fruit hybridization in a research facility in Florida and was…
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Continue ReadingIt’s hard not to love Honeybell tangelos once you’ve had a taste of one. This bell-shaped treat is only available for a very limited time between late January and early February, and fans of the fruit are known to reserve their orders weeks or months in advance from their suppliers.…
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Continue ReadingSeafood And Oranges We all know the tart taste of lemon seems almost made to go with seafood. But the sweeter flavor of oranges also makes a fantastic addition to any marinade or sauce used for cooking fish or shellfish. The sweet but tart flavor of Pittman and Davis Honeybells…
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Continue ReadingIn this flavorful beverage the sweet taste of juicy Pittman and Davis Honeybell orange juice is blended with other fresh fruit to make a refreshing and healthful drink that can be enjoyed with or without alcohol. Get out your juicer and make this tasty treat that is both nutritious and…
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Continue ReadingToday people are health conscious and carful of what they eat. Most of us want healthy food on our table that is easy to prepare yet also delicious and appetizing. I guess this is the reason why smoothies and salads are in demand. In many salad and smoothie recipes citrus…
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Continue ReadingSince premium honeybell season is just around the corner I would like to dedicate this post to it entirely. Honeybell got its name from its bell-like shape and honey-sweet flavor. It is usually thought of as an orange but it is actually the result of crossbreed pollination between a Duncan…
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Continue ReadingHoneybell oranges, or Minneola tangelos, are unique and highly sought-after citrus fruits renowned for their distinct flavor and juicy texture. A hybrid of a tangerine and a grapefruit, Honeybells combines the sweetness of tangerines with the tangy zest of grapefruits, resulting in a refreshing and complex flavor profile. In this…
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Honeybell oranges likely formed the roots of the earliest citrus fruits that, through the centuries, worked their way to the American continent. By its current popularity and diverse uses throughout the world, the honeybell orange was no doubt used for much the same thing back then, from medicine or as…