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Louisiana Life: Satsuma Season

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It's late fall in South Louisiana, which means I have mountains of little orange gems on my kitchen counter. And I don't even have an orange tree of my own! It's not uncommon this time of year to come home to a bag of satsumas hanging from my front doorknob or to be handed a bag as I leave a relative's house. Satsuma by boggycreekfarm licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Seriously, as I was writing this my husband came home with another gigantic bag someone had given him. He and I have even started changing the lyrics of "Tangerine" to "Satsuma" this year. (Harry's version is my favorite.) An overabundance of oranges is a great problem to have, but as grateful as we are for these juicy sweet treats, we do get tired of eating them after a while. My youngest loves to make juice, so that makes a good dent in the pile. Sometimes we freeze extra juice in ice cube trays to use in recipes later. But this year I wanted to try new ways to make use...