What the... what happened to blood oranges?

[5T3R30TYP3]

You know, I forgot that they even existed until I saw an advert for Blood Orange Tropicana on the side of a Tropicana Original Orange carton.

I used to have them a lot when I was a nipper (about 4 years old), thanks to my dear mommy

I've not seen them in fruit and veg shops nor supermarkets (actually WTF do you see in supermarkets these days... the diversity-killing ready-meal-pushing three-out-of-thousands-of-apple-variety-selling mother f***ers)

Can you actually get them fairly easily these days or are they as rare as gold?

 

[lynne8]

I haven't seen them recently, but then I haven't looked for them either, apparently blood orange juice in a martini is terribly trendy here, don't you know but then so is pomegranate juice and I haven't seen that much either!!

 

[LilMissHissyFit]

summers the time for blood oranges

 

[northernhord]

I remember blood oranges as a kid but aint seen em since apart from in cartons of orange juice, shame they were lovely

 

[madamv]

I remember a cool story in my 'Misty' annual about a girl who met a vampire who wanted blood oranges and they were full of real blood. Then she woke up

It was scary when I was 10

 

[Greta]

They are in season from March to May but I have usually found that they don't stay in the shops that long.

Their rind is amazingly tasty and fragrant when added to cakes.

 

[hiccup]

I've had loads in my organic veg deliveries over the last couple of months.

 

[5T3R30TYP3]

WHERE ARE THE ******* BLOOD ORANGES

I'll look out for some on the market or at my local mega-expensive fruit and veg shop in the summer.

 

[Biddlybee]

I've had loads in my organic veg deliveries over the last couple of months.

Me too. They're lush

 

[hiccup]

WHERE ARE THE ******* BLOOD ORANGES
...

http://www.abel-cole.co.uk/

 

[5T3R30TYP3]

http://www.abel-cole.co.uk/

Abel & Cole Limited
16 Waterside Way
Plough Lane
Wimbledon
SW17 0HB

 

[strung out]

Abel & Cole Limited
16 Waterside Way
Plough Lane
Wimbledon
SW17 0HB

so all the blood oranges are in Wimbledon?

 

[hiccup]

Those pesky wombles

 

[5T3R30TYP3]

Those pesky wombles

The Bastards!!! Now I know why, when i was a little youth, I didn't trust the Wombles like I trusted Thomas the Tank and Thundercats. I knew they were evil, the little orange bastards. They just didn't look right. The decieving bastards. Tricked us all into thinking they were doing a good job by recycling, when the truth is that they were just using that as a cover for their blood orange hoarding plot. Bastards!!!

 

[moonsi til]

I have had them in my organic fruit delivery recently very tasty went with my xmas juicer very well.

 

[strung out]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH ALL THE BLOOD ORANGES!

 

[hiccup]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH ALL THE BLOOD ORANGES!

I shoved them all ** **** ****

 

[stucco]

the first time I ever had a blood orange was two years ago, in my school's cafeteria. i thought it was rotten or something. They showed up again in the cafeteria last november for a week or so and then dissapeared.

 

[Mogden]

Some in Derby too. The local organic shop has had them in for months. V tasty they are too

 

[gaijingirl]

I've had loads in my organic veg deliveries over the last couple of months.

Same here.. they're lush!

 

[twistedAM]

Sainsburys (yuk) have them but they're in that phony Taste The Difference range and therefore more expensive than ordinary oranges...I always thought they were cheaper.

Could be in for a comeback...we never used to see pink grapefruit and now they're easier to find than normal ones.