February 27, 2008
Frozen Oranges
Gosh it has been years since I have thought about one of my favorite snacks...the good old frozen orange. I would take an entire orange and throw it in the freezer, take it out an hour or two later, slice it in fourths and eat it...yummy. Be really careful when cutting it, I would grab the biggest butcher knife I had, put the orange on a bread board and then work with the knife to get a good bite into the orange...those suckers are a little slippery when frozen...so again be careful. I injured a toe once when an orange went flying off the counter, perhaps you could actually peel the orange and freeze it in sections, or cut it in fourths before you freeze it...I am sure that would work too...I guess I like the novelty of freezing the whole orange.
Oh, how I miss the Florida tree ripened oranges...nothing compares...what we get up here in Minnesota resembles an orange...but you have never really lived unless you have had a Florida orange right off the tree.
Sometimes I miss living in Florida, the sunshine, the sand, the waves, 24 hour a day Bingo, fresh seafood and hush puppies. Being asked if I would like grits with my breakfast (no thanks). Going to a filling station, getting an all change and my tars checked. Instead of toting my groceries around in a store I would use a buggy, Ya Reckon? Where Goobers are peanuts and they sell the boiled kind, it is a taste I have yet to acquire. I kinda like the idea of mashing buttons instead of potatoes. Going to the Washateria down yonder dreckly. Where soda is a pop, and a Coke is not a coke...it could be 7 UP or Pepsi (I like Coke and when someone asks me if I would like a Coke...I expect one).
Well I reckon that you as readers are hoping I am pert'near done...Y'all have a great day!
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I still miss the Florida Oranges.
Far Side
