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Florida Fruit Shippers®
PO Box 530456
St. Petersburg, FL 33747
1-800-715-8279
Fax: 800-847-8936
Phone/Fax: 727-341-2001
eMail: ffs@orangesonline.com
Old-Fashioned Field Crate
| FastFacts | |
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| Availability | Nov 17 to Apr 26 |
| Status | Now Shipping |
| Shipped to | US* & Canada** |
| *excluding AK, HI **excluding T, V, X, Y codes | |
The grove crate citrus gift basket is a replica of the old-fashioned field crates used to carry freshly harvested Florida oranges and grapefruit from the groves to the packing house. There the fresh citrus fruit was washed, graded and packed for shipment to winter markets.
Old-Fashioned Field Crate Product Specifications
Package Particulars
Recommended for: 1-2 person
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify all oranges,
all grapefruit or mixed oranges
and grapefruit
Weigh (approx.): 9.5 lb/4.3 kg
Pieces (approx.): 12-15 oranges -OR-
9 grapefruit -OR-
6-8 oranges, 4 grapefruit
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Package Particulars
Recommended for: 1-2 person
Orange-Grapefruit-Mixed?: Specify all oranges,
all grapefruit or mixed oranges
and grapefruit
Weigh (approx.): 9.5 lb/4.3 kg
Pieces (approx.): 8-12 oranges -OR-
7-9 grapefruit -OR-
5-7 oranges, 3-4 grapefruit -PLUS-
8 oz. Coconut Patties,
8 oz. Orange Blossom Honey,
5 oz. Honeybell Marmalade,
5 oz. Orange Marmalade
Available to: U.S. and Canada
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Availability
The Grove Crate Florida citrus gift basket is available November through April.
"10 lb. Deluxe Style" option not available to Arizona, California, Louisiana and Texas; also some portions of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Nevada.
History
The wooden field crate was the standard container used to transport Florida citrus from the grove to the packing house throughout most of Florida's proud citrus history. Each wooden crate would hold 90 lb. of citrus, approximately 1 3/5 bushels of fruit. The sturdy crates were made of wooden end panels and had two slats across the bottom and both sides. Metal straps were wrapped along the edges of the end pieces over the slats to strengthen the container.
Each crate was branded with the name of the grower or packer to whom it belonged. The sturdy crates would last for many years of service. In recent times, as heavy lifting equipment began to be used in the field, the crates were replaced by field boxes, each of which holds the equivalent of 10 field crates, or 900 lb.
Our old-fashioned Florida Citrus Grove Crate is a nostalgic replica of these traditional field crates, which can still be found in out-of-the-way places throughout Florida's vast citrus growing region.
Florida Fruit Shippers® is a registered trademark of Vegetable Kingdom Inc.