I had a tough mandarin to crack, so grandson David started it for me. He often peels his in a circular way, ending with one spiral piece. I said I would do it that way because he gave me a good start. As he peeled his, he said, “Cousin Anders is awesome at this. You should see him do it.”
After I ate the innards, I put the shell back together, not terribly successfully. Now David is really good at balancing things and fitting pieces together. His fingers are calibrated to a finer precision than mine. Can you see that his rind is smirking right into his hand? Mine turned its back and had a squinty-eyed scowl.
Thank heavens we quit when we did. If we’d squeezed them to make them talk, who knows to what silly depths we would have fallen.
Mehrling Muse 
Oh to be able to do such simple tasks with precision! Of course, if the orange tastes good then does it matter how well one peels it? Me thinks not. 🧡
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We do silly things here.
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Having got into it with David’s help you can just grin at your moody little rind and declare it Anne 1 Rind O
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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I win! Thanks, David.
xxx Pithy Hugs xxx
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Oh but wasn’t the inner good.
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Delish!
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We used to peel apples and see who had the longest apple peel.
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I’d like to watch that. I was never good at it.
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My grandma was a master at it! I think it had something to do with never wasting anything.
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We do it with mangoes- it is a skill supposedly gained with age. The older one is, the better one gets at peeling mangoes without cutting ourselves.
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I don’t think I have ever eaten a mango. Do you like them?
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All of us love mangoes, Anne. It is a tropical fruit and very sweet if you get them at the correct time and ripeness. They must be available in your markets too. It is an art to be able to peel a mango without losing any of the fruity goodness.
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I’m hopeless at picking out fruit. I have no idea how to judge the ripeness of a mango.
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We select a fruit at a time, put them to our noses and smell them- if they have a heavenly smell, they are good to go. No smell, no buy.
The same works for pineapples too.
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I would have to be nosy to buy a mango!
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True!!
But on another note, try one. I am sure Nathaniel can come up with many recipes with mangoes.
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At least you dodged any squirts and had no seeds to contend with.
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Those are two plusses.
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You make even a simple subject fun to read Anne!
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Thank you, Arlene. I live with fun people.
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Looks like fun. I like yours with the squint. I have the dexterity of a T-Rex, so there is no telling what it would look like if I attempted it.
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Your reconstructed rind could be labeled modern art.
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such satisfaction in peeling any humble fruit 🙂
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Maybe we could braid banana peels.
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I love how simple things can be so fun and funny with the right people:)
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When we are with young people, we find what they do fun too. David is bringing out the little girl in you, Anne.
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You are lucky to have a grandson to peel your mandarins for you! What a nice thing to do. Why did I not discover mandarins before this year? They are my new go-to snack!
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Mandarins are new to me, too. I think grandson Nathaniel talked about these oranges several years ago, but he had another name for them. I finally bought some last year, and we loved them.
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I bought some for a friend who loves them and had to buy some for Bill and me too. They are delicious!
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If you have one of those large thick skinned oranges begin to tear a piece off.Tear it suddenly beside a lit candle. You will see a huge cloud of flame go up!
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Oooh! Fruity fire!
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