Time for Clementines

Clementines are in! I brought a box of these babies home this weekend. Yum. There's something exciting about seasonal fruit. That first real peach of the season tastes so much better than the ones you can get in the grocery store in December. With clementines, I always remember that I love them, but I can never remember just how good they really are until I have them again.

For the less nutritionally-minded, Mallomars are also in season. I learned last week that Nabisco Mallomars are made only between October and mid-March, because of their susceptibility to heat and the difficulty of shipping and storing them in warmer months. This explains why I sometimes look for them in the grocery store and can't find even a trace, while other times they are right there, out in the open. Another mystery solved!

The Mallomar site is funny. I like the Fun Facts:

• Mallomars are an enrobed product. This means that the chocolate is poured over them instead of their being dipped into it.
  
  
• Mallomars are celebrities, having been seen in such movies and TV shows as When Harry Met Sally, Regarding Henry, First Wives Club, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and Rosanne.
  
  
• Mallomars are primarily sold in the Northeastern US, Florida, and California.
  
  
• 70% of Mallomars sales are in the New York Metropolitan Area.

See, you learn something new every day!