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    Post #1 - December 5th, 2007, 2:17 pm
    Post #1 - December 5th, 2007, 2:17 pm Post #1 - December 5th, 2007, 2:17 pm
    Oh My Darling, Oh My Darling I love my Spanish Clementines.

    Yes, it's that time of year again. Go the the local food store and pick up a box of these delectable once-a-year fruit gems for only a few bucks. These are outstanding. You've got to try them.

    Bster
  • Post #2 - December 5th, 2007, 2:29 pm
    Post #2 - December 5th, 2007, 2:29 pm Post #2 - December 5th, 2007, 2:29 pm
    New (to me at least) are california clementines. they are basically the same as the spanish, and the competition seems to be lowering the price. A box is on sale at dominicks for 4.88. I dont remember seeing them last year for under 5.99, at least not at chain grocery stores.

    -Will
  • Post #3 - December 5th, 2007, 2:29 pm
    Post #3 - December 5th, 2007, 2:29 pm Post #3 - December 5th, 2007, 2:29 pm
    i personally take down about 2-3 boxes/week when they're out :oops:

    I eat clementines like i'm popping peanuts.
  • Post #4 - December 5th, 2007, 5:53 pm
    Post #4 - December 5th, 2007, 5:53 pm Post #4 - December 5th, 2007, 5:53 pm
    Yeah, I've snarfed down half-a-box of 'em today...they're addictive little bastards aren't they? :lol: :shock: :twisted:
  • Post #5 - December 5th, 2007, 7:12 pm
    Post #5 - December 5th, 2007, 7:12 pm Post #5 - December 5th, 2007, 7:12 pm
    I figured I'd find some at Caputo's last night. No such luck. I've had some super Israeli clementines also.
    What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
  • Post #6 - December 5th, 2007, 8:54 pm
    Post #6 - December 5th, 2007, 8:54 pm Post #6 - December 5th, 2007, 8:54 pm
    The Spanish clementines I have eaten have always been considerably sweeter than the ones from California. Now I am curious to know if I have just been unlucky with my fruit selection, or do others have similar experiences?

    Jyoti
    Jyoti
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  • Post #7 - December 5th, 2007, 9:02 pm
    Post #7 - December 5th, 2007, 9:02 pm Post #7 - December 5th, 2007, 9:02 pm
    I have always loved Clementines.

    I haven't had any experience with the Spanish vs California, but has anyone tried the Satsuma tangerines that Whole Foods has had recently? Veloute and I stopped by Whole Foods after the Maxwell Stree excursion a few weeks ago and both tried a couple.

    If I could get these all the time, I'd never eat a Clementine again...and, as I said before, I love them.
  • Post #8 - December 18th, 2007, 5:46 pm
    Post #8 - December 18th, 2007, 5:46 pm Post #8 - December 18th, 2007, 5:46 pm
    As of todayl, H-Mart has both bags and boxes of Spanish clementines (sorry, can't help with an opinion, as we usually go for the on-stem mandarins)
  • Post #9 - February 2nd, 2009, 2:20 pm
    Post #9 - February 2nd, 2009, 2:20 pm Post #9 - February 2nd, 2009, 2:20 pm
    Boxed Spanish clementines at Marketplace on Oakton today. IIRC they were just under $9 a box.
  • Post #10 - November 13th, 2009, 3:27 pm
    Post #10 - November 13th, 2009, 3:27 pm Post #10 - November 13th, 2009, 3:27 pm
    I bought my first box of clementines for this season yesterday at Caputo's on Harlem. Nine bucks. Kinda pricey. They're so-so. A little hard and seedy. Hopefully the quality and pricing will pick up soon. Has anybody else seen any yet?
    What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
  • Post #11 - November 14th, 2009, 9:55 pm
    Post #11 - November 14th, 2009, 9:55 pm Post #11 - November 14th, 2009, 9:55 pm
    My kids and I bought 20# bags of Satsuma mandarins at the Davis (CA) Farmers Market each week we could get them for many of the 20 years I lived there... they are filled with liquid gold and I haven't found them here yet. Whole Foods, you say?
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  • Post #12 - November 15th, 2009, 5:16 pm
    Post #12 - November 15th, 2009, 5:16 pm Post #12 - November 15th, 2009, 5:16 pm
    mamagotcha wrote:My kids and I bought 20# bags of Satsuma mandarins at the Davis (CA) Farmers Market each week we could get them for many of the 20 years I lived there... they are filled with liquid gold and I haven't found them here yet. Whole Foods, you say?

    Caputo's. It's on Harlem, between Diversey and Grand.
    What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
  • Post #13 - November 15th, 2009, 5:28 pm
    Post #13 - November 15th, 2009, 5:28 pm Post #13 - November 15th, 2009, 5:28 pm
    I think I saw both at Marketplace on Oakton today...but they were $7.99 for a box, more than I wanted to spend at the moment, and I didn't read carefully to check the provenance of the fruit...
  • Post #14 - November 23rd, 2009, 8:20 pm
    Post #14 - November 23rd, 2009, 8:20 pm Post #14 - November 23rd, 2009, 8:20 pm
    Shop and Save in Niles has California Clemetines 5lb/$3.99 (in a mesh bag inside a tacky little box).
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