I had never heard of calamondin oranges!
Calamondin Orange
I always thought we had kumquats . . sour as they can be. We’ve had these citrus trees for probably 5 years. Yesterday I was in the greenhouse and watering, and I popped one of these little things in my mouth. It was so sour that I had to spit it out. The hose knocked up some dirt and there was this orange label.
Fruit Tree Tag
I came in, googled them and read about them, since I had never heard of them and had no idea what they were and apparently, they’re supposed to be that sour. I think they’re more sour than a kumquat because I can eat a kumquat and I can’t eat these things.
I think we’ll try adding some of the juice to our tea instead of lemon and I’d like to try making lemonade with them. They’re quite juicy and I see the trees have a lot of blooms so I need to figure out something that can be done to put them to good use.
Live and learn! Have any of you ever heard of a calamondin orange?
Rebecca in SoCal says
Never heard of it, either!
I think I have seen recipes that call for bitter orange, but on reflection, they might be cocktails. I guess you want to do some research on these!
Katherine says
My mother in law grew calamondins for years. She used to make marmalade from them. Not too sweet, it was delicious.