Dancy tangerines
Dancy tangerines
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Dancy tangerines
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Post #1 - December 23rd, 2005, 2:51 amThe tangerines of my youth were a deep, brilliant orange, with slightly thick, shiny but somewhat leathery, nubbly peels that loosely jacketed the juicy but seedy segments within. Sometimes, you would see them labeled "zipper-skin" tangerines by grocers, since they were so easy to peel.
They were usually only available for a few weeks in the winter -- from after Thanksgiving to early January -- and typically figured prominently in holiday fruit bowls and baskets.
Their flavor was bright, potent, a bit tart, a little perfumey. To me, this is what a tangerine is.
I am given to understand that the variety I recall is the 'Dancy' tangerine, a once ubiquitous type now far less common. I miss them desperately. None of the citrus we get now -- 'Honey' and "Sunburst" tangerines, satsuma mandarins and clementines et al -- tastes the same.
Does anyone know where to find Dancy tangerines, locally or by mail order?
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Post #2 - December 23rd, 2005, 7:42 amwww.honeybell.com
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Post #3 - December 23rd, 2005, 9:05 pm
They don't seem to sell Dancy, just the hybrid and something called 'Royal Tiara.'www.honeybell.com wrote:HoneyBells are an extraordinary hybrid of Dancy Tangerine and Duncan Grapefruit.
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Post #5 - December 24th, 2005, 9:48 amMy bad. I think they used to. The honeybell is actually a cross between a Dancy tangerine and a Duncan grapefruit.
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Post #6 - January 3rd, 2012, 4:37 pmLAZ--
Did you ever find your Dancy tangerines? You could always grow your own:
http://lemoncitrustree.com/dancy_tangerine.html
GeoSooo, you like wine and are looking for something good to read? Maybe *this* will do the trick!
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Post #7 - January 4th, 2012, 9:50 pmThere are a couple places that have the fruit by mail order, but I couldn't justify the prices.
