Pickled mandarins - the finished product.
UC ANR South Coast REC Field Events, Workshops, and Extension
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Fun with Citrus

Home to over (100) citrus varieties, the South Coast REC and UCCE Master Food Preservers, Orange County, hosted a group of (24) for the first ever Rare and Exotic Citrus U-Pick and Preservation Workshop.

 Attendees enjoyed a full morning of harvesting fruit from the REC's demonstration orchard led by UCCE Master Gardener volunteers and staff, followed by pickling mandarins and salting lemons with the Master Food Preserver volunteers.

 In addition to tasting the many varieties of citrus right off the tree, participants also learned about ACP/HLB best management guidelines for citrus as suggested by CDFA and UC researchers.

Welcome..
A classroom or conference room with people seated at tables, listening to a speaker at the front of the room, with a projector screen above.
Learning best management guidelines.
A group of people outdoors in a garden or orchard, gathered around a person who appears to be giving a demonstration or talk.
Bringing in the bounty for preserving.
Several people walking through an orchard or fruit grove, observing trees laden with oranges or similar citrus fruits.
Preserving the harvest.
A group of diverse people gathered around a table in a kitchen or classroom, participating in a food or cooking activity, with bowls of fruit and utensils on the table.
Pickling spices
A close-up of a table with several jars filled with preserved or pickled fruits and vegetables, along with spices and herbs in small jars.
Pickled mandarins - the finished product.
Jars filled with homemade fruit preserves or drinks, with slices of oranges and other fruit visible inside, on a black surface with a green spatula.