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  1. As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's one
    mail order site that I found.

    http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    I'm not affiliated with them, and more importantly have never used
    their service so I can't vouch for them in any way. The prices don't
    seem to include shipping and I couldn't seen a handy way to find out
    how much shipping is without going all the way through checkout (I hate
    that).

    Brian

  2. "Default User" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's one
    mail order site that I found.

    http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    Quoted message said:

    I'm not affiliated with them, and more importantly have never used
    their service so I can't vouch for them in any way. The prices don't
    seem to include shipping and I couldn't seen a handy way to find out
    how much shipping is without going all the way through checkout (I hate
    that).

    Brian

    Brian, I am indebted to you - you have no idea how long I have looked for
    these. By coincidence, I recently went to the same site while searching and
    no Seville oranges were mentioned - perhaps because there is such a short
    season.

    Dora

  3. limey said:

    "Default User" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's


    one

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    mail order site that I found.

    http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    Quoted message said:

    Brian, I am indebted to you - you have no idea how long I have looked


    for

    Quoted message said:

    these.

    You're welcome of course. You'll notice that it's substantially cheaper
    to buy a whole bushel. A bushel (based on buying honeybells) runs about
    40lbs and there are are about 15 pieces per tray, so around 60 oranges
    per bushel. That's a lot of fruit, but if you can find someone to divvy
    it up with it would save money.

    Quoted message said:

    By coincidence, I recently went to the same site while searching and
    no Seville oranges were mentioned - perhaps because there is such a


    short

    Quoted message said:

    season.

    Could be they don't start taking orders until a few weeks before the
    shipping season starts or something.

    Brian

  4. Default User said:
    Quoted message said:

    "Default User" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's


    one

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    mail order site that I found.

    http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    Quoted message said:

    Brian, I am indebted to you - you have no idea how long I have looked


    for

    Quoted message said:

    these.

    You're welcome of course. You'll notice that it's substantially cheaper
    to buy a whole bushel. A bushel (based on buying honeybells) runs about
    40lbs and there are are about 15 pieces per tray, so around 60 oranges
    per bushel. That's a lot of fruit, but if you can find someone to divvy
    it up with it would save money.

    Well, 10 pounds of Sevilles would give me enough marmalade for the next five
    years, since I'm the only one who loves it. I have sent them an e-mail to
    see if they would be willing to send me a split shipment. We'll see! My
    choice would be Sevilles and honeybells.

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    By coincidence, I recently went to the same site while searching and
    no Seville oranges were mentioned - perhaps because there is such a


    short

    Quoted message said:

    season.

    Could be they don't start taking orders until a few weeks before the
    shipping season starts or something.

    Brian

    That's true. Thanks for the end of a long search!

    Dora

  5. limey said:

    Well, 10 pounds of Sevilles would give me enough marmalade for the next five
    years, since I'm the only one who loves it. I have sent them an e-mail to
    see if they would be willing to send me a split shipment. We'll see! My
    choice would be Sevilles and honeybells.

    I usually find about 2 lbs of Seville oranges makes enough marmalade to keep me
    going for a year. AAMOF, I had so much left over form last year that I did not
    bother making any this year.

  6. Default User said:
    limey said:

    "Default User" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's

    one

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    mail order site that I found.

    http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    Quoted message said:

    Brian, I am indebted to you - you have no idea how long I have looked

    for

    Quoted message said:

    these.

    You're welcome of course. You'll notice that it's substantially cheaper
    to buy a whole bushel. A bushel (based on buying honeybells) runs about
    40lbs and there are are about 15 pieces per tray, so around 60 oranges
    per bushel. That's a lot of fruit, but if you can find someone to divvy
    it up with it would save money.

    Quoted message said:

    By coincidence, I recently went to the same site while searching and
    no Seville oranges were mentioned - perhaps because there is such a

    short

    Quoted message said:

    season.

    Could be they don't start taking orders until a few weeks before the
    shipping season starts or something.

    Brian

    I stumbled upon some seville oranges a couple of years ago at a Fiesta
    supermarket in Houston -- in October. I have no idea where they would
    have been imported from that time of year. They were not all that
    expensive. I made some very bitter marmalade with them.

    Bob

  7. On Tue 01 Feb 2005 08:24:27p, zxcvbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:
    Default User said:
    limey said:

    "Default User" wrote in message

    >As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    >difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's

    one

    Quoted message said:

    >mail order site that I found.
    >
    >http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    Quoted message said:

    Brian, I am indebted to you - you have no idea how long I have looked

    for

    Quoted message said:

    these.

    You're welcome of course. You'll notice that it's substantially cheaper
    to buy a whole bushel. A bushel (based on buying honeybells) runs about
    40lbs and there are are about 15 pieces per tray, so around 60 oranges
    per bushel. That's a lot of fruit, but if you can find someone to divvy
    it up with it would save money.

    Quoted message said:

    By coincidence, I recently went to the same site while searching and no
    Seville oranges were mentioned - perhaps because there is such a

    short

    Quoted message said:

    season.

    Could be they don't start taking orders until a few weeks before the
    shipping season starts or something.

    Brian

    I stumbled upon some seville oranges a couple of years ago at a Fiesta
    supermarket in Houston -- in October. I have no idea where they would
    have been imported from that time of year. They were not all that
    expensive. I made some very bitter marmalade with them.

    Bob

    Possibly Arizona. They grow in abundance here.

    Wayne

  8. "zxcvbob" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:


    I stumbled upon some seville oranges a couple of years ago at a Fiesta
    supermarket in Houston -- in October. I have no idea where they would
    have been imported from that time of year. They were not all that
    expensive. I made some very bitter marmalade with them.

    Bob

    Yes, that's the desired marmalade - a wake up call in the morning.

    Dora

  9. limey said:

    "zxcvbob" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    I stumbled upon some seville oranges a couple of years ago at a Fiesta
    supermarket in Houston -- in October. I have no idea where they would
    have been imported from that time of year. They were not all that
    expensive. I made some very bitter marmalade with them.

    Bob

    Yes, that's the desired marmalade - a wake up call in the morning.

    Dora

    Mine was disqualified at the county fair because it was bitter -- the
    judge didn't know that it was supposed to taste like that.

    Bob

  10. "zxcvbob" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    limey said:

    "zxcvbob" wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    I stumbled upon some seville oranges a couple of years ago at a Fiesta
    supermarket in Houston -- in October. I have no idea where they would
    have been imported from that time of year. They were not all that
    expensive. I made some very bitter marmalade with them.

    Bob

    Yes, that's the desired marmalade - a wake up call in the morning.

    Dora

    Mine was disqualified at the county fair because it was bitter -- the
    judge didn't know that it was supposed to taste like that.

    Bob

    That's too bad, Bob. Change the judge!

    Dora

  11. limey said:
    Default User said:
    Quoted message said:

    "Default User" wrote in message

    > As there's been some discussion lately regarding Sevilles and
    > difficulty finding them, I did a bit of Google searching. Here's


    one

    Quoted message said:

    > mail order site that I found.
    >
    > http://www.flcitrusstand.com/productinfo.asp?CID=13&PID=58

    Quoted message said:

    Brian, I am indebted to you - you have no idea how long I have


    looked

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    for

    Quoted message said:

    these.

    You're welcome of course. You'll notice that it's substantially


    cheaper

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to buy a whole bushel. A bushel (based on buying honeybells) runs


    about

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    40lbs and there are are about 15 pieces per tray, so around 60


    oranges

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    per bushel. That's a lot of fruit, but if you can find someone to


    divvy

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    it up with it would save money.

    Well, 10 pounds of Sevilles would give me enough marmalade for the


    next five

    Quoted message said:

    years, since I'm the only one who loves it. I have sent them an


    e-mail to

    Quoted message said:

    see if they would be willing to send me a split shipment. We'll see!


    My

    Quoted message said:

    choice would be Sevilles and honeybells.

    Well, they sell 1/4 and 1/2 bushels, it's just more expensive that way.

    Seville Oranges (1/4 Bushel) 10 LBS - SO10 ($21.95)

    Seville Oranges (1 Bushel) 40 LBS - SO40 ($45.95)

    So 1/4 bushel costs about half what a full does. Pretty pricey but if
    you can't find anywhere at home then that's an option.

    Also note that this was the first I ran across. I was using google with
    the search pattern "seville oranges" "mail order".

    It's possible that other growers have them and may offer a better
    price.

    Brian

  12. zxcvbob said:

    Mine was disqualified at the county fair because it was bitter -- the
    judge didn't know that it was supposed to taste like that.

    Dang. I always put the seeds in a cheese cloth bag and let them steep with
    the mush in order to make it bitter.

  13. Dave Smith said:


    Quoted message said:

    Yes, that's the desired marmalade - a wake up call in the morning.

    It's great stuff..... if you like it. People who like bitter Seville
    orange
    marmalade really like it, and others don't seem to like it at all. The
    good
    quality stuff is pretty expensive to buy, and it's really easy to make.

    Good news on the Seville oranges hunt. I saw some in the grocery store
    today, product of USA. It's the first time I have ever seen American
    Seville
    oranges here.

    Well, there's a downside I'm trying to resolve. They'll only sell them in
    10-pound boxes, so that makes far too much marmalade for just me to eat.
    ;-(
    I'm hoping they'll reply to my request for a split shipment. We'll see.

    Dora

  14. limey said:
    Quoted message said:

    Good news on the Seville oranges hunt. I saw some in the grocery store
    today, product of USA. It's the first time I have ever seen American
    Seville
    oranges here.

    Well, there's a downside I'm trying to resolve. They'll only sell them in
    10-pound boxes, so that makes far too much marmalade for just me to eat.
    ;-(
    I'm hoping they'll reply to my request for a split shipment. We'll see.

    10 lb. will make a whole lot of marmalade. It's too bad there isn't much else
    that you can do with them. They sure aren't good for eating. I once tried a
    sip of the juice, and it made me wonder why anyone bothered to cultivate them
    in the first place.

  15. On Wed 02 Feb 2005 02:22:31p, Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:
    zxcvbob said:

    Mine was disqualified at the county fair because it was bitter -- the
    judge didn't know that it was supposed to taste like that.

    Dang. I always put the seeds in a cheese cloth bag and let them steep with
    the mush in order to make it bitter.

    Not only that, the seeds are a critical pectin component, causing the set.

    Wayne

  16. On Wed 02 Feb 2005 05:35:59p, Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

    Quoted message said:
    limey said:
    Quoted message said:

    Good news on the Seville oranges hunt. I saw some in the grocery
    store today, product of USA. It's the first time I have ever seen
    American Seville
    oranges here.

    Well, there's a downside I'm trying to resolve. They'll only sell them
    in 10-pound boxes, so that makes far too much marmalade for just me to
    eat. ;-(
    I'm hoping they'll reply to my request for a split shipment. We'll
    see.

    10 lb. will make a whole lot of marmalade. It's too bad there isn't
    much else that you can do with them. They sure aren't good for eating.
    I once tried a sip of the juice, and it made me wonder why anyone
    bothered to cultivate them in the first place.

    Also good with poultry and make a great base juice for gin and vodka drinks.
    Who needs quinine water? :-)

    Wayne

  17. Dave Smith said:
    limey said:
    Quoted message said:

    Good news on the Seville oranges hunt. I saw some in the grocery store
    today, product of USA. It's the first time I have ever seen American
    Seville
    oranges here.

    Well, there's a downside I'm trying to resolve. They'll only sell them in
    10-pound boxes, so that makes far too much marmalade for just me to eat.
    ;-(
    I'm hoping they'll reply to my request for a split shipment. We'll see.

    10 lb. will make a whole lot of marmalade. It's too bad there isn't much else
    that you can do with them. They sure aren't good for eating. I once tried a
    sip of the juice, and it made me wonder why anyone bothered to cultivate them
    in the first place.

    I just placed an order and if I get more than I can used at one time,
    I intend to put them in the freezer like I do lemons and limes. So
    far I have not done that with oranges since I normally just want them
    for eating fresh.

    --
    Susan N.

    "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
    Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

  18. The Cook said:


    Quoted message said:
    limey said:

    > Good news on the Seville oranges hunt. I saw some in the grocery
    > store
    > today, product of USA. It's the first time I have ever seen American
    > Seville
    > oranges here.

    Well, there's a downside I'm trying to resolve. They'll only sell them
    in
    10-pound boxes, so that makes far too much marmalade for just me to eat.
    ;-(
    I'm hoping they'll reply to my request for a split shipment. We'll see.

    10 lb. will make a whole lot of marmalade. It's too bad there isn't much
    else
    that you can do with them. They sure aren't good for eating. I once tried
    a
    sip of the juice, and it made me wonder why anyone bothered to cultivate
    them
    in the first place.

    I just placed an order and if I get more than I can used at one time,
    I intend to put them in the freezer like I do lemons and limes. So
    far I have not done that with oranges since I normally just want them
    for eating fresh.

    Susan N.

    Good grief, Susan - I didn't think of oranges in the freezer, either,
    although I do freeze lemons and limes with great success. Now, if I can
    just find room in the freezer...........

    Dora

  19. limey said:


    The Cook said:


    Quoted message said:

    limey wrote:

    > > Good news on the Seville oranges hunt. I saw some in the grocery
    > > store
    > > today, product of USA. It's the first time I have ever seen American
    > > Seville
    > > oranges here.
    >
    > Well, there's a downside I'm trying to resolve. They'll only sell them
    > in
    > 10-pound boxes, so that makes far too much marmalade for just me to eat.
    > ;-(
    > I'm hoping they'll reply to my request for a split shipment. We'll see.

    10 lb. will make a whole lot of marmalade. It's too bad there isn't much
    else
    that you can do with them. They sure aren't good for eating. I once tried
    a
    sip of the juice, and it made me wonder why anyone bothered to cultivate
    them
    in the first place.

    I just placed an order and if I get more than I can used at one time,
    I intend to put them in the freezer like I do lemons and limes. So
    far I have not done that with oranges since I normally just want them
    for eating fresh.

    Susan N.

    Good grief, Susan - I didn't think of oranges in the freezer, either,
    although I do freeze lemons and limes with great success. Now, if I can
    just find room in the freezer...........

    Dora


    I am really looking forward to their arrival. I have been checking
    out different recipes. So far I have the BBB, Delia Smith's recipe,
    and the Cranberry-Orange Marmalade recipe that Wayne posted earlier.
    Think I better buy a large bag of sugar at Costco next week. Or pray
    that one of the local groceries has a sale.

    --
    Susan N.

    "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
    Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

  20. The Cook said:

    I am really looking forward to their arrival. I have been checking
    out different recipes. So far I have the BBB, Delia Smith's recipe,
    and the Cranberry-Orange Marmalade recipe that Wayne posted earlier.
    Think I better buy a large bag of sugar at Costco next week. Or pray
    that one of the local groceries has a sale.

    Cranberry-Orange? Blasphemy. You would probably ruin a good rhubarb pie by mixing it with strawberries.
    : -)

    No offence to Wayne's recipe, but I have had cranberry-orange marmalade. It's not bad, but IMO opinion
    it was a shameful waste of what could have been excellent orange marmalade.

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