• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    Wait. Are oranges as stocking stuffers based on something? I always thought my folks did it because oranges are healthy.

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    • grue@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      What I always heard is that it’s because oranges used to be seasonal: until the invention of reefers (refrigerated boxcars, not marijuana), they could only be shipped from Florida to the population centers up north without spoiling during the winter.