Sunburst Oranges Used In Irish Orange Pudding

With Saint Patrick’s Day just a week away we are continuing our use of oranges in traditional Irish recipes.

A tangy pudding that will delight your taste buds. Even if you aren’t Irish.

Ingredients

2. sticks of Kerry Irish Gold butter, plus extra regular butter for greasing
4 tablespoons of raw sugar
3 Sunburst Navel Oranges, peeled, pith removed and segmented
1 orange, peeled, pith removed and thinly sliced
1 cup self-raising flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 cup all-purpose flour and increase the baking powder to 2 teaspoon)
1 ½ cups superfine sugar
2 eggs
3 teaspoons of milk
1 cup heavy cream
Fresh seeds from 1 vanilla bean pod 

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Grease an ovenproof dish or cake tin with a diameter of about 8 inches with a little regular butter.

Melt one stick of the Kelly Irish Gold butter in a saucepan over a low heat, add the raw sugar and cook until slightly caramelized. Then add the orange segments and cook over a medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes until the oranges begin to caramelized.

Arrange the orange slices in the bottom of your ovenproof dish and pour over the caramelized oranges and sauce.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together the remaining butter and caster sugar until fluffy and light. It is important that the mixture is well beaten, so don’t rush at this stage. Add the eggs, one by one, with a little of the sifted flour. Fold the remaining flour into the batter and mix in the milk.

Spoon the mixture over the oranges and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the sponge is golden.
Pour the cream into a bowl, add the vanilla seeds, then whip the cream. Serve the pudding hot or cold with the vanilla cream.

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Porterville, CA  93257
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How Safe Are Farmer’s Markets?

We all love fresh produce, fruits and the yummy treats we find at our local farmer’s markets. Have you ever considered how safe the products might be?  Setting out in the open air and being handled by many different people.  Here is a study that opened our eyes.

Researchers in Chapman University’s Food Science Program and their collaborators at University of Washington have just published a study on the presence of Salmonella and E. coli on certain products sold at farmers’ markets. The study focused on farmers’ markets in Los Angeles and Orange counties in California, as well as in the Seattle, Washington, area. Of the 133 samples tested from 13 farmers’ markets, 24.1 percent tested positive for E. coli and one sample tested positive for Salmonella.

“While farmers’ markets can become certified to ensure that each farmer is actually growing the commodities being sold, food safety is not addressed as part of the certification process.

Hellberg and her research team visited 49 different vendors at 13 farmers’ markets in Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California, and in the greater Seattle area collecting 133 samples between the period of July and October 2013. Each sample was equivalent to one pound and was tested that same day for both Salmonella and E. coli using methods from the United States Food and Drug Administration Bacteriological Analytical Manual.

A total of 16 samples had average E. coli counts considered to be unsatisfactory according to guidelines established by the Public Health Laboratory Service. When tested for Salmonella, 15 samples had suspicious growth but only one tested positive, a parsley sample from a Los Angeles County farmers’ market.

Orange County farmers’ markets had the highest percentage of samples with E. coli growth followed by farmers’ markets in the greater Seattle area and Los Angeles County.

Salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever around 12 to 72 hours after consumption that can last four to seven days. Symptoms for pathogenic forms of E. coli include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea that often becomes bloody, and vomiting.

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service, farmers’ markets have been increasing since 2009 near urban areas, particularly along the East and West Coasts. In August 2013, there were more than 8,000 farmers’ markets listed in the USDA’s National Farmers’ Market directory.

The study was published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

Consistently ranked among the top universities in the West, Chapman University provides a uniquely personalized and interdisciplinary educational experience to highly qualified students. Their programs encourage innovation, creativity and collaboration, and focus on developing global citizen-leaders who are distinctively prepared to improve their community and their world. Visit www.chapman.edu

If you are looking for the perfect wholesome gift for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391

Sunburst Oranges Gift Packs

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18 California Sweet Navel Oranges delivered to your door at no additional shipping costs. $21.95

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Can ship anywhere in the US including Military Bases...........Send a little Sunshine to Support Our Troops.

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Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391

Sunburst Oranges Are The Fruit Of The Gods

At least in an ancient Greek myth tells that oranges were known as the fruits of the Gods. They were often referred as the ‘golden apples’ that Hercules stole as part of his quest.

The Garden of the Hesperides, Atlas' daughters, was Hera's orchard in the far western corner of the world, where either a single tree or a grove of trees bearing immortality-giving golden apples grew. Hera placed in the garden a never-sleeping, hundred-headed dragon (named Ladon) as an additional safeguard. The 11th Labor of Hercules was to steal the golden apples from the garden. He stole the apples by asking Atlas to steal the apples and in return he would hold up the sky for him. After Atlas picked the apples Hercules asked Atlas to hold up the sky for him while he made a pad of the lion skin. He never took back his job of holding up the sky and ran away.

Why do we think that the golden apples were really oranges? In many languages, the orange is referred to as a "golden apple". For example, the Greek χρυσομηλιά, and Latin pomum aurantium both literally describe oranges as "golden apples". Other languages, like German, Finnish, Hebrew, and Russian, have more complex etymologies for the word "orange" that can be traced back to the same idea and root of the word related to apple.

In later years it was thought that the "golden apples" of myth might have actually been oranges, a fruit unknown to Europe and the Mediterranean before the Middle Ages. Under this assumption, the Greek botanical name chosen for all citrus species was Hesperidoeidē (Ἑσπεριδοειδῆ, "hesperidoids"). It was also used by Carl Linnaeus, who gave the name Hesperidesto an order containing the genus Citrus, in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides, and is preserved in the term Hesperidium for the fruits of citrus and some other plants.

One reason why oranges might be considered to be "magical" in so many stories is because they bear flowers and fruit at the same time, unlike any other non-citrus fruit.

In Ancient Rome citrus fruits such as Oranges and Lemons were little known if at all although opinions differ. For example there are frescos on walls in Pompeii depicting fruits that look rather like oranges. They would have in any case been seen as an exotic fruit rather than being in common use.

Have you wanted to know: which came first, orange the fruit or orange the color? Both scenarios are plausible, but in the case of orange, the color was named after the fruit. (Have we lost you yet?)

Unlike the chicken, we can follow the etymological trail, and know with certainty that the fruit came first -- by 300 years no less. The first instance of the word in Anglo manuscript, "pume orange," dates back to the 13th century (and it was adapted from old French "pomme d'orenge" ). And the first use of the word to describe the color is first noted in the 16th century.

If it weren't for orange (the fruit) we would probably know the color as geolurēad (yellow-red). That's just one more reason to appreciate the wonderful orange fruit.

If you are looking for the perfect wholesome gift for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391

How to Truly Enjoy A Sunburst Navel Orange

I know that over the past year or so we have talked a lot about oranges, but we thought it was time to talk directly about the best way to really, really enjoy a fresh Sunburst Navel Orange.  

First; purchase them this time of year (winter) directly from our website: sunburstoranges.com

Store overnight in your refrigerator

Second; slice one vertically into for quarters or eights

Break the slices apart and place on a shiny clean white plate (they just look best that way)

If you can wait, set down in a nice comfortable chair

Third; Enjoy

Take a slice and turn sideways so it just fits crossways into your mouth… bite down and let the cold juice dribble down your chin. Some of us live dangerously and add just a lite dusting of Real Salt before we bite in.

Continue to enjoy until your plate is empty

You have just had the world’s best, healthiest and tastiest snack for less than one-hundred calories

Feel free to repeat as often as necessary

Next:

OK, let’s not waste those orange peels… Make Fire Starters: The oil in orange peels is very volatile, and you use this to your advantage by making your own fire starters. Squeeze the oil of orange peels onto a bundle of drier lint. To start a fire while out camping, or in a wood burning fireplace put some dried orange peels or your special lint with small kindling under the larger dried logs. Within a few minutes you will have a nice warm and crackling fire.

Now is the time to think of marshmallows or s’mores

Whether eaten alone as a snack or creatively prepared in a recipe, oranges boast a wealth of nutritious benefits. This juicy and sweet fruit provides over 100% of the daily value for vitamin C making it an immune-boosting superfood. Oranges are a good source of B vitamins like B1 and folate for proper brain development, potassium to maintain electrolyte balance, calcium for healthy teeth and bones, and over 170 antioxidants. 

If you are looking for the perfect wholesome gift for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

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Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391

Sunburst Oranges Offers An Irish Burnt Orange Recipe

With Saint Patrick’s Day just two weeks away we thought that now would be a good time to introduce the use of oranges in a traditional Irish recipe.

Ingredients

2 large Sunburst Navel Orange
1/2 cup sweet white wine
1 Tablespoon butter
8 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
2 Tablespoons of warmed whiskey

Directions

Carefully peel oranges thinly.

With sharp knife remove as much of the pith and white skin as possible keeping the orange segments intact.

Cut the thin peel into fine strips and cover with wine.

Put peeled orange segments into an ovenproof dish.

Put butter on top of each one pressing it down gently then sprinkle each with one teaspoon sugar.

Put into a 400 degree (Fahrenheit) oven for ten minutes or until sugar caramelizes.

Meanwhile mix orange juice with sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Lower heat and let it get syrupy without stirring.

Add orange peel and wine mixture then bring to boil again.

Cook rapidly to reduce and thicken slightly.

Take oranges from oven and if not fully browned put under a moderate broiler for a few minutes.

Pour warmed whisky over them and set it alight over heat.

As the flames die down add the orange syrup and let simmer for two minutes.

Serve at once. It can be served cold later.

If you are looking for the perfect wholesome gift for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

Presented By:
Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391

What Gives Citrus Such Amazing Health Benefits?

Not only are oranges, lemons and other citrus fruits zesty, juicy and delicious, but citrus fruits are also laden with healthy goodness and benefits.

Diabetes Protection
An early 2011 study from Western University in London, Ontario, shows that nobiletin, a flavonoid that is extracted from tangerines, helps to prevent obesity and offers protection against type 2 diabetes. The study looked at mice that were fed a diet high in fat and simple sugars. One group became obese and developed the metabolic signs that increase type 2 diabetes risk.  

A second group, fed the same diet but with added nobiletin, gained weight normally and showed no changes in their glucose or insulin levels.

Reduce Stroke Risk
A study published in 2012 in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke evaluated the eating habits of almost 70,000 women from the Nurses’ Health Study over 14 years of follow-up. It showed that women who ate the most flavanone, mainly via oranges, grapefruits and their juices, had a 19 percent lower risk of blood-­clot-­related stroke than those who ate the least amount.

Help Prevent Cancer
In research published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology in 2012, Japanese scientists used animal studies to determine if the pulp and juice from the satsuma mandarin (a common seedless variety of mandarin orange) protected against cancer development. 

They showed that beta­cryptoxanthin and hesperidin present in these mandarins inhibited tumor growth in the tongue, colon and lung tissues.

Improve Your Vision
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that inhibits damage to the body by free radicals and prevents scurvy. Recently, scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University showed that our eyes’ retinas require vitamin C for their nerve cells to function properly and therefore maintain better eyesight. 

To meet your daily needs: A lemon with peel provides 111 percent. Two clementines, 96 percent.  A medium orange, 93 percent. Half a pink or red grapefruit, 51 percent.

Reduced Dosage Of Certain Drugs
A 2012 clinical trial at the University of Chicago showed that having a glass of grapefruit juice daily while taking the anti­cancer drug sirolimus provides three times the drug’s benefit, since the juice slows metabolism of the drug. This means patients may be able to take lower doses of that drug, reducing side effects and costs (dosages are still being studied). 

Please Note: Grapefruit and some other citrus fruit interact negatively with a number of drugs; if you love them, check with your doctor before having citrus with your medications.

If you are looking for the perfect wholesome gift for a business associates, family or friends? A quick visit to http://sunburstoranges.com can solve all of your fresh gift giving adventures. We sell only the finest selections and the freshest citrus you can buy.

Presented By:
Sunburst Oranges
180 South “E” Street
Porterville, CA  93257
559-561-3391