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Orange blossom honey, and how a jar earns the name
A pale, mild honey from the few weeks each spring when citrus groves bloom. Where the hives go, what the chemistry says about its flavor,...
How long do oranges last on the counter, in the fridge and frozen?
Oranges keep for weeks in the fridge and only days at their best on the counter. The storage times the University of California and USDA...
How to zest a lemon, and when to use the peel instead
Wash the lemon, zest it before you juice it, and stop at the white. What zest, peel and pith each are, which tools work, how...
The best oranges for juicing, and why navel juice won't keep
Valencia is the juice orange, and the navel is the one to leave for eating. A variety-by-variety table with seasons, seeds and juice yield from...
Is marmalade healthy? What one tablespoon holds
Marmalade is a sweet condiment, not a serving of fruit. USDA figures for a tablespoon next to a fresh navel orange, how the sugar counts...
Meyer lemon vs regular lemon, and when to swap one for the other
A Meyer isn't a true lemon, and a recipe can tell. How it differs from the Eureka and Lisbon lemons in most stores, from rind...
Thick-cut vs fine-cut marmalade, and what the cut changes
The cut is the width of the peel shreds, and nobody regulates it. What US grading and British recipes say about shred width, and why...
How to make perfume last longer, and why each step works
Perfume holds better on moisturized skin than on dry skin, and it often seems to fade only because your nose has stopped noticing it. The...
Mandarin vs tangerine vs clementine, settled in one table
Mandarin is the family; tangerine and clementine are names for members of it. Here is how the names sort out, with the California varieties you...
Is beeswax vegan? No, and here are the plant waxes that replace it
Beeswax comes out of a bee's body, so vegans leave it out. Why The Vegan Society counts it with honey, how to spot it on...
Is orange blossom perfume unisex? What the flower and the labels say
The same orange blossom goes into classic men's colognes and wedding florals. How neroli and orange blossom absolute differ, how perfume's gender labels have changed...
Does marmalade go bad? How long it lasts once opened
Marmalade keeps for months, sealed or opened, but not forever. The USDA and NCHFP storage times for store-bought and homemade jars, and the signs that...
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