Need help... Clementines?!

What you could do is segment the orange - like chefs do.

Here's a great video illustrating the technique. You won't be able to do this with anything as small as a clementine, but it works great for grapefruit too.

Personally I don't like the thick membrane of oranges so I do understand. Clementines when in season have a much thinner membrane, so in the future your girls might be able to enjoy them.

I used to really enjoy the canned mandarins.... until I read this on Food In Jars....

"While looking into how the commercial guys do it, I discovered that they soak their mandarins in a lye solution, which eats the membranes away. Makes you think twice about buying those little cans, doesn't it?"

http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/01/27...ines-a-report/

Makes sense, since it's impossible to peel the membranes away in an industrial setting... but... ick.

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Eww, that's disgusting! We use those canned mandarins sometimes, I'm totally going to buy whole oranges and segment them now!

On a side note, I find that when I segment them like that there's still a bunch of juice in the leftover part. Probably a good idea to squeeze and drink it, eh? I often cut up the oranges for a salad, so I just add the bit of juice to the dressing.

segmenting is a good idea, thanks I'm still wondering if there might be a way to cook them though and make them a little softer... has anyone done anything like that?