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Meta: giving oranges as gifts at Christmas was a bit of a thing in the past when they used to be much more rare during winter: from Valencia/Ivrea for Europeans

Meta: giving oranges as gifts at Christmas was a bit of a thing in the past when they used to be much more rare during winter: from Valencia/Ivrea for Europeans, and California/Florida in the US. * https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-we-should-bring-back-tradition-christmas-orange-180971101/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/why-we-should-br... In the US the Interstate system helped reduce shipping and logistic costs across state lines, and so oranges became more prevalent and less 'special' post-WW2.

SoftTalker 6mo ago
There are (were?) also dedicated "juice trains" running from Florida to various destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Train
- chrisco255 6mo ago
  Also the passenger train immortalized by Johnny Cash's "Orange Blossom Special": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWz5NzY3Zck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWz5NzY3Zck
  - fuzzfactor 6mo ago
    "Rouse and Wise wrote the Orange Blossom Special song as a fiddle tune." With the characteristic doppler effect of a rapidly passing train horn simulated by the fiddle player. That Orange Blossom Special, doesn't run through Waldo any more.
ljm 6mo ago
Tangerines (or satsumas) over Christmas were a treat in the north of England when I was a kid. Granny Smith and Pink Lady were also considered treats when it came to apples, compared to the usual golden delicious or braeburn.
jrumbut 6mo ago
They also had a wild system for growing citrus fruit in trenches in the USSR. https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures/ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cul... I've always wanted to try it in my own cold environment.
- HarHarVeryFunny 6mo ago
  I've seen Youtube videos of people growing citrus, among other things, in colder climates in "greenhouses" made of plastic sheeting heated by a thick layer of woodchips which slowly decompose and give off heat.

SoftTalker 6mo ago

There are (were?) also dedicated "juice trains" running from Florida to various destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Train https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juice_Train

chrisco255 6mo ago
Also the passenger train immortalized by Johnny Cash's "Orange Blossom Special": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWz5NzY3Zck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWz5NzY3Zck
- fuzzfactor 6mo ago
  "Rouse and Wise wrote the Orange Blossom Special song as a fiddle tune." With the characteristic doppler effect of a rapidly passing train horn simulated by the fiddle player. That Orange Blossom Special, doesn't run through Waldo any more.

ljm 6mo ago

Tangerines (or satsumas) over Christmas were a treat in the north of England when I was a kid. Granny Smith and Pink Lady were also considered treats when it came to apples, compared to the usual golden delicious or braeburn.

jrumbut 6mo ago

They also had a wild system for growing citrus fruit in trenches in the USSR. https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cultivating-subtropical-plants-in-freezing-temperatures/ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/04/fruit-trenches-cul... I've always wanted to try it in my own cold environment.

HarHarVeryFunny 6mo ago
I've seen Youtube videos of people growing citrus, among other things, in colder climates in "greenhouses" made of plastic sheeting heated by a thick layer of woodchips which slowly decompose and give off heat.