The perennial appeal of oranges  The citrus fruit has made a
fascinating contribution to the culinary history of Europe and
Israel  By Clarissa Hyman, March 8, 2013 Follow The JC on
Twitter Home-made Jaffa cakes — just one way to enjoy the
flavour of this most versatile of citrus fruits (Photo: Ryan
Bartley)   If the orange is the king of the citrus family, then
the exotic Seville and the ravishing, marbled blood orange, all
but disappeared from the shelves after their too-short season,
are the golden girls, their innate attractions enhanced by the
part they play in the history of this most fascinating of
fruits.  Oranges may not be the only fruit, but the world would
be drabber without them. The classic fruit of the winter months,
the joyful orbs shine brightly through the murk and gloom; one
can appreciate the lure of 1950s advertisements for juicy Jaffa
oranges on London Routemasters trundling through the grey city
streets.  In Israel, Jew and Arab once worked alongside each
other to grow, pick and pack th