Some individuals are professional gift givers. They have an innate power to buy the perfect gift no matter what the social occasion is or who will be the recipient. Other people struggle with the idea of gift giving by putting it off until the last minute then scrambling to buy the first item they can put their fingers on. Quite often these gifts turn out to be disasters . But there is one fun gift that can always seem to work for any person and that’s the fruit basket. That might seem like a retro option for a gift but it’s really a nutritional , refreshing and tasty way to show you care. plainly put, you just can’t go wrong with a fruit basket.
Thanks to the many resources on-line, you can find a way to customize your own fruit basket gift. An very popular option is to go all citrus with a mixture of orange and grapefruit types . One of the highlights of this type of fruit basket is that citrus fruits have a long shelf life. You can leave them right in the gift basket or tucked in the fridge and they’ll be ready to enjoy for several days and even up to a week after receiving them. Although other fruits like mangos and papaya can add some additional sweetness to a fruit basket, they’ll have to be used up(p) right away but the citrus fruit can stay around for a little while .
As you arrange your fruit basket you can stick with basic variety of Florida oranges and grapefruits. For people living outside of the sunshine state, getting a batch of Florida oranges can be a real treat. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes. The navel orange is one of the seedless varieties and has plenty of bursting flavor. Temple oranges are a variety of citrus known for their oval shape. These are the types with seeds. For a sweeter tasting orange you can go tinier by choosing the tangerines or clementines.
On the grapefruit side you can add in pink, white or ruby red. Most people enjoy cutting a grapefruit in half and serving it up for breakfast but they also make a tart snackfor any time of the day and can be peeled and consumed just like an orange. If you want to add a more exotic taste to the fruit basket you can consider putting in some a mandarin or honeybell. Mandarin oranges are the sweetest of the line. The honeybell is actually an orange crossbred that combines the flavors of a grapefruit and a tangerine. For anyone who hasn’t tested a honeybell, one taste and they’re sure to be addicted !
A fruit basket might appear like an impersonal choice for a gift but what you’re really delivering is a healthy dose of vitamins buried in some sweet tasting fruit. So, what’s a better choice for a gift? Something that might be buried into a closet and forgotten about or something that can be enjoyed over and again — as long as the fruit lasts. The only way to improve on a retro fruit basket is if you grow the fruit yourself!
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Article contributed by Hale Groves, providing fresh fruit baskets, gift baskets and Florida oranges and citrus, including delicious navel oranges, honeybells, ruby red grapefruit, valencia oranges, tangerines and more! Visit HaleGroves.com for more information.
