Re: The Blue Oranges For Free
Elliott Davis
This was delicious! I just made it for dinner after coming across it on tastespotting.com. I used skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts with ribs that we had around (about 3 pounds of meat), and I had tangerines instead of oranges and used generous amounts of dried rosemary.
Tintin and the Blue Oranges (Tintin et les oranges bleues in French) is a 1964 Live-Action Adaptation film of the famous Tintin series of comics, and the sequel to 1961's Tintin and the Golden Fleece. Like the aforementioned film, it boasts an original story, rather than being based on any album. Jean-Pierre Talbot reprises his role as Tintin, though Captain Haddock is now played by Jean Bouise and Professor Calculus by Félix Fernandez.
Calculus receives a strange parcel in the mail from the famous Professor Zalamea, containing a blue orange that glows in the dark and which can be grown in the desert, making it a potential solution to world hunger. When the orange is stolen, Calculus, Tintin, and Haddock all travel to Valencia to meet Zalamea and explain the situation to him. However, Zalamea has been kidnapped, and so is Calculus, with their abductors seeking to use the blue oranges for their own benefits. Tintin is helped by a gang of local children in his search for the missing professors.This film provides examples of the following tropes:
- Big Bad Ensemble: There turns out to be two competing villains who seek to use the blue oranges for their own benefit: Oranges Inc., who initially kidnap the professors, and the Emir of Sakali, who comes into play later in the movie and has them re-kidnapped just before Tintin and Haddock arrive to rescue them.
- Brutish Bulls: While investigating the kidnapped professors, Thompson and Thomson mistakenly bump into a belligerent bovine who chases them around.
- Distinguishing Mark: Fernando has a tattoo of a blue dragon biting its own tail on his wrist. The kids manage to track him down by asking every similar-looking man they meet for the time, allowing them to take a closer look at their wrists.
- "Everybody Laughs" Ending: In the end, Thompson and Thomson arrive, crash their car, and land in the fountain, making everyone else laugh as a photo is taken.
- Fantastic Fruits and Vegetables: The titular blue oranges are genetically-modified oranges which are blue, glow in the dark, and most importantly, can be grown even in the harsh desert environment. They're highly sought-after by villains due to the economic implications such a crop carries, but in their current state, they have an awful bitter and salty taste, making them inedible.
- Improvised Weapon: During the film's climactic fight scene, Captain Haddock uses a ventilation pipe from the yacht he's on as an improvised armguard during a swordfight, before using it to send his opponent into the water.
- Kidnapped Scientist: Professor Zalamea and Calculus both get kidnapped by Oranges Inc., and later by the Emir of Sakali, and are forced to work on the blue oranges.
- Kid Sidekick: Pablito is a young boy who is a friend of Zalamea. He and his gang of friends help Tintin in their investigation of the professors' kidnappings, such as by helping track down Fernando.
- Tap on the Head: Tintin and Haddock are knocked out by men who bash them over the head with billy clubs. Both of them wake up later, complaining of a headache but otherwise unharmed.
Control of citrus blue mold, caused by Penicillium italicum, was evaluated on artificially inoculated oranges immersed in water at up to 75C for 150 s; in 2 to 4% sodium carbonate (wt/vol) at 20 or 45C for 60 or 150 s; or in 1 to 4% sodium bicarbonate at room temperature for 150 s, followed by storage at 20C for 7 days. Hot water controlled blue mold at 50 to 55C, temperatures near those that injured fruit, and its effectiveness declined after 14 days of storage. Sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate were superior to hot water. Temperature of sodium carbonate solutions influenced effectiveness more than concentration or immersion period. Sodium carbonate applied for 150 s at 45C at 3 or 4% reduced decay more than 90%. Sodium bicarbonate applied at room temperature at 2 to 4% reduced blue mold by more than 50%, while 1% was ineffective. In another set of experiments, treatments of sodium bicarbonate at room temperature, sodium carbonate at 45C, and hot water at 45C reduced blue mold incidence on artificially inoculated oranges to 6, 14, and 27%, respectively, after 3 weeks of storage at 3C. These treatments reduced green mold incidence to 6, 1, and 12%, respectively, while incidence among controls of both molds was about 100%. When reexamined 5 weeks later, the effectiveness of all, particularly hot water, declined. In conclusion, efficacy of hot water, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate treatments against blue mold compared to that against green mold was similar after storage at 20C but proved inferior during long-term cold storage.
Professor Calculus on (B&W) TV broadcasts an appeal to help end world hunger. He receives many letters and parcels and among them a blue orange which can grow in desert conditions (and glows in the dark) from Professor Zalamea, but no letter of explanation. That night, two thieves break into Marlinspike Hall and steal the blue orange. With no other choice, Calculus with Tintin, the Captain and Snowy go to Valencia (filmed in Burjassot, in Simat de la Valldigna at the Monastery of Santa María de la Valldigna, Gandia and Xàtiva).
Arriving, they find he is not present at his hacienda and are met by his cousin. Professor Calculus is kidnapped to help Zalamea perfect the blue oranges which with neutron bombardment can mature in just five days. Unfortunately they taste bitter and salty so are presently no good.
Tintin befriends a local boy who takes him to his gang hideout and he finds out that a boy who was to take the parcel to the Post Office for Zalamea was attacked by a man with a blue dragon tattoo on his hand. Thomson and Thompson turn up from Interpol, investigating Zalamea's disappearance and have an unfortunate incident with a bull.
All turns out well and they are back at Marlinspike Hall for a celebration and photos. It is said that they hope to perfect the oranges within ten years and also to learn to grow wheat, potatoes, eggplants etc. in the desert. Just then, Thomson and Thompson turn up in their car, crash and end up in the fountain, to the amusement of all.
Oilcloth yardage that's full of warmth and sunshine. Fresh oranges and sweet blossoms adorn this charming royal blue print. Timeless and vibrant, decorate your home with fresh-squeezed goodness. Oilcloth is great for outdoor tablecloths, but it also makes great aprons and tote bags!
The movie centres on a mysterious 'blue orange' with the ability to grow in arid desert conditions and to glow in the dark. After it's theft, Tintin, Haddock and Snowy set off to Spain to solve the crime and world hunger.
This recipe caught my eye for a number of reasons. First of all, blue cheese...need I say more? Second, I don't cook with kamut nearly enough. This ancient grain hails from Egypt and has a wonderful, chewy texture with a rich, nutty flavor. Kamut is best when it is soaked overnight before cooking, so be sure to plan ahead when making this recipe.
The mellow flavor of the braised leeks pairs beautifully with the salty cheese and naturally sweet oranges. It is, quite simply, a lovely salad, one that will make you slow down and savor each bite. It's a salad that I know my dad and I would have loved if my mum and made it in those classes years ago.
Get an all natural cocktail garnish without having to slice your own citrus with these dehydrated orange slices. Blue Henry Dried Orange Wheels are made from real, sustainable oranges that are sliced at their height of ripeness and then dehydrated.
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