Balance is key when it comes to choosing the perfect oranges for homemade triple sec. Here's how to craft the perfect meld of ...

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Orange historian Vince Moses knows the answer. He lives in Riverside, Calif. — the navel orange's Shangri-La — and in his time, he has done plenty of navel gazing.

Normally, navel oranges measure about 3 inches across. This month, these oversized oranges easily topped 4 inches, looking more like tangerine-hued grapefruit than familiar navels.

But the short version is that it was the navel orange, imported from Brazil in the 1870s, that turbocharged the California citrus industry, giving rise to the massive orange plantings in Riverside ...

By 1920, oranges – led by the navel orange – were the second-largest generator of revenue in the California, behind oil. Only a few years before, many Americans had never seen an orange.

Time was, getting navel oranges in your Christmas stocking was a thrill. Now? Not so much. But that doesn’t stop the citrus from being a seasonal winner, either segmented for breakfast, in ...

Navel oranges are at their peak. One orange supplies more than the RDA of vitamin C. Navel oranges cost 50 cents to $1 a pound in stores now. Originally Published: March 6, 1996 at 1:00 a.m.

Despite being the iconic Southern California fruit, of the 1.5 million tons of navel oranges that are expected to be harvested in the state this season, 1.4 million will come from the Central Valley.

“Oranges have at least 170 individual phytonutrients. The navel orange also is a good source of 3 grams of fiber and only 80 calories, so it’s very nutrient dense.” ...

Sweetness is central to the appeal of citrus fruit, but the molecular story behind that flavor has long remained untold.

A half-grapefruit, served in its rind, cut side up, with a knife run around each segment, has an outsize place in my heart. My beloved grandfather often started his dinner with one, both at home ...