July 2011/Prepared Foods -- For centuries, fruits and nuts have been used as ingredients to make practically everything, from exotic fruit beverages to nut-based cooking sauces.
Only a couple of years ago, blood oranges were the buzz in the global culinary world. Restaurant chefs made all sorts of citrus-sweet and savory dishes using these oranges. And, beverage manufacturers used blood oranges to make a variety of mixed fruit juices. The peels of blood orange, as well as the widely grown Seville orange’s peels, have also been used to produce an assortment of marinades and candies.