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- Your Calamondin has Edible Fruits - Tips for Eating
- Calamondin orange smells sweeter than it tastes
- Fresh consumption with reservation
- Delicious calamondin jam - recipe suggestion
- Tips
- Fruity aroma in drinks - This is how it works with and without Schwips
- Tips
The calamondin tastes a bit sour
Your Calamondin has Edible Fruits - Tips for Eating
A Calamondin delights with Mediterranean charm and uncomplicated care. The cross between mandarin and kumquat bears numerous fruits in a bright, golden orange. Although citrus mitis are not true oranges, these fruits are still edible. Tips and recipes around the sour fruit pleasure you get here.
Next article This care thanks a calamondin with a rich harvestCalamondin orange smells sweeter than it tastes
When its flowers exude its sweet scent on the balcony and windowsill, your Calamondin deceives the actual taste of its fruits. Although the shape and color are reminiscent of tangerines or small oranges; in fact, the calamondin oranges come with a sour taste.
Fresh consumption with reservation
If you have a soft spot for invigorating enjoyment of the fruit according to the motto "Sour makes fun", the Calamondin orange is perfect for fresh consumption. Please wait until the fruits almost fall off by themselves. Since the shell is not suitable for consumption, it should be removed beforehand.
Delicious calamondin jam - recipe suggestion
To process your calamondin harvest into a sour-fruity marmalade, the following recipe suggestion should serve as inspiration:
Fill the hot mixture in clean glasses with screw cap, which stand on a damp surface. Firmly closed, turn each glass upside down and let it cool.
Tips
If your calamondin does not provide enough fruit for 1 kg basic mass, simply balance out the missing amount with a real orange.
Fruity aroma in drinks - This is how it works with and without Schwips
With the fruits and flowers of a citrus mitis you can wonderfully flavor tea. However, the flowers should only be used for this purpose if the tree carries a large number of them. Dry the dish in the air or on a radiator and cut it small. Then add the dried material to your favorite tea mix and brew everything with boiling water. Let it rest for 10 minutes and enjoy.
Cut the peeled mini-oranges into slices, holding an excellent ingredient in hand for a refreshing fruit punch or rum pot. Combine with other exotic fruits such as mango, kiwi or pineapple to conjure up delicious drinks with and without alcohol that will delight your family and guests.
Anyone who is familiar with the sophisticated production of liqueur, swears on calamondin fruits as an ingredient, because they give the spirited drink a special touch.
Tips
The simple care of a Calamondin results among other things from an unproblematic wintering. Unlike lemons and real oranges, a citrus mitis can spend the winter in living rooms. Room temperatures, less light and dry heating air cope with the decorative citrus plant, without complaining, if the care program is modified accordingly.