Naturally Speaking
All About Oranges
The tang of orange peel, the astringent sweetness of orange juice on the tongue instantly bring back my childhood Christmases in England. The orange placed in the toe of my stocking—in other words my father’s long and stretchy sock—was usually the last thing I took out and the first thing I ate at some ungodly hour on Christmas morning. The smells of oranges and spice also summon the weeks before the holiday when I would press cloves into oranges to…
January 31, 2023
