A client, every holiday season, sends my folks a year-long subscription to Harry and David, who mails us fruit every month.
Once they sent us Honeybells, which is a hybrid of tangerine and grapefruit. It tastes very much like oranges, but the consistency wasn't very pleasant, maybe because they were overripe.
Faced with eleven more, I decided not to be wasteful and searched for some recipes for its use.
Faced with eleven more, I decided not to be wasteful and searched for some recipes for its use.
I squeezed out the juice—insane amounts of juice!—and the results was a brimming pitcher of bright sunshine.
My first attempt was this sponge cake and meringue recipe, and it was an absolute flop and had to be thrown out. I would not advise you to try it.
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| When making orange curd for the meringue and mousse recipe. |
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I also made this orange mousse recipe. Using online converters, I made it with cups instead of grams and it came out deliciously refreshing. I kept it in the freezer and took a spoonful from time to time as a pick me up. After a heavy meal I love something sorbet-like and citrusy; this would also be a great Shabbos dessert.
These recipes can be made with lemon juice instead, and I find I like lemon better than orange. It's tarter, with a refreshing zing. Of course the dimensions are different, but I have a functioning lemon mousse recipe from Couldn't Be Pareve! (I don't have a microwave, so I made the curd on the stovetop, and I whipped the whites in the regular mixer without doing it over boiling water, since all my eggs are pasteurized anyway) that can be used as a base.
At least I know what to do with next year's Honeybells.
These recipes can be made with lemon juice instead, and I find I like lemon better than orange. It's tarter, with a refreshing zing. Of course the dimensions are different, but I have a functioning lemon mousse recipe from Couldn't Be Pareve! (I don't have a microwave, so I made the curd on the stovetop, and I whipped the whites in the regular mixer without doing it over boiling water, since all my eggs are pasteurized anyway) that can be used as a base.
At least I know what to do with next year's Honeybells.
5 comments:
Excellent, excellent. Nice pics too!
HOWEVER
I read "...but the consistency wasn't very pleasant, maybe because they were overripe.
Faced with eleven more, I decided not to be wasteful and searched for some recipes for its use."
and thought to myself, OPPORTUNITY AHEAD. Why don't you get in touch with H&D and let them know you received subpar oranges? They might either send you 12 more or extend your membership another month. Or something even better!
Since these are a gift I don't want to rock the boat too much. I already had called to complain about the rotten pineapple, and I didn't want to push it.
And for all I know, Honeybells may not have the best consistency to begin with! In any case, it was a fun experiment.
There's no boat to rock. It's not like you did a deal where you hoppppe they don't look too closely or they'll see you only paid $0.73 for a $73 item. This is totally legit.
What did they do when you complained about the pineapple?
I agree with you that it was probably worth it for the sake of having fun with a recipe.
I think they sent us more pears. Pretty much every other month is pears. It's like the pilot from "Everybody Loves Raymond."
"You had us join a CULT?"
Hahah! I didn't even know such a thing existed! Looks yummy!
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