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Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Oranges from Veracruz are in season again (April/May is the other season). And they are good...making my own OJ again. For 5 pesos, you can make a litre of the good stuff.

MO39 · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject:

Thanks for letting us know, Guy. I'd given up on buying fresh oranges a few months ago since they were so consistently sour Sad

. I've found a brand of pre-squeezed OJ not made from concentrate that's pretty good (similar in quality to Tropicana back home), but I'd much rather buy and enjoy the fresh fruit. Very Happy

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

Can you recommend a good orange squeezing machine? Its payday tomorrow, and now I have an excuse to buy something new for the still very empty flat. Laughing

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

If you're into a little exercise, the mercado at Merced has a huge kitchen (well not kitchen - think everything you would need to run a taco stand or small restaurant) district to it and sells those pump action ones commonly seen at juice stands around town. They go for between 200 and 250 pesos. Do haggle.

Otherwise, all the grocery stores will sell some little electric fresa model.

MELEE · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

We have three differnt kinds of juciers
For just a glass I love one that fits over the top of any glass and you twist your wrist. But you tire quickly.
We have a press like guy is talking about that was WAY cheaper than 250 pesos. (like less than 100). It works great but is an odd size and hard to store and wash--it's too tall to fit under the running water in my kitchen and sideways it's to long to fit in my sink, so I have to wash it in my cement washboard sink. But other wise it's a snap to use if you are making a medium quanity of juice. This can also be used to make your own pommegrante juice which is a huge plus.
The third is an attachment that came with our juice extractor, it's great for making a large batch quickly, but more than a little bit scary to use--make sure your nails are trimmed before using.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Here's a photo of the juicers I think both Melee and I are talking about.

http://www.southwestandbeyond.com/images/gallery/%7B88723277-7BFB-4AC4-A4C4-2F0E7A2714AF%7D_RaChand1.gif

They have three sizes at Merced. The smaller one is in the 100 peso range, but looks like it would only handle tangerines. The middle size is the one I have, and they have a beast of model that does everything up to large grapefruit. That one went for around 400 pesos.

leslie · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 235

notamiss · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:05 pm Post subject:

Enjoy the orange juice, everybody!

The manual one isn't hard to clean, though. There are two parts that are in contact with the orange, and they are each about the size of a mug. When you are finished, you lift them out and wash them like you would wash any mug. If any juice has splashed onto the main part, a quick wipe with a damp cloth takes care of it.

I bought mine at Anforama, and I think I've also seen them for sale at supermarkets. Also probably any big market big enough to have a hardware section.

http://www.anforama.com/ and click on "exprimidores" at the left, go down, there are 4 models shown.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

MELEE · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

El Gallo · Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 318

I love orange juice from the corner stand but always wonder if the containers are clean. A friend of mine sells juice in used plastic cups she washes but she only rinses them out with cold water from the cistern.

I try not to cringe every time she offers me a glass because I worry about the sanitation of the containers. Is there enough acid in orange juice to kill most dangerous bacteria such as typhoid and salmonella?

JakeJakeJake · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 135

one does wonder, but 6 months in mexico and making sure i live a lil dirty and irresponsibly to raise the immune system, i havent got sick once

MikeySaid · Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 509 Location: Torreon, Mexico

If you live up in the NORTH there are very good oranges and mandarins coming out of Montemorelos in Nuevo Leon right now. Watch Soriana and your Abastos for good deals.

Side note: spent the weekend in Monterrey, contrary to what the people of Torreon will tell you, I still think it's a great city.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Get them while they last..the season is ending. They're at 89 centavos a kilo right now. That's less than 3 us cents per pound for the metric-impaired.

girlcabbie · Joined: 26 Nov 2008 Posts: 25

Think there will be any left at New Years? Was going to head down to Mexico tomorrow, but I'm snowed in up here in Northern California and it's so cold my vehicle won't start (negative 18F last night).
So leaving the Monday after Xmas, and if it's still cold, I'm getting _towed_ somewhere warmer.
But _was_ really looking forward to the oranges. Crying or Very sad