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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Thanks.  I thought those were much larger, with the coarser skin texture of 
a grapefruit.  But I guess there must be lots of hybrids out there.
___
Ginda

...... Original Message .......
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:46:35 -0600 "loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net> wrote:
>Sometimes Minneolas and other Tangelo-type fruit have a teardrop shape, 
with
>the stem end being the narrow one.  If my memory serves me correctly the
>Minneola is a tangerine-grapefruit cross.  It is seedless, absolutely
>delicious and juicy to the point that it is difficult to peel and break 
into
>segments with mussing the fruit to juice.  It's easiest to halve and 
squeeze
>the scrumptious juice out into your mouth.
>
>Steve H. Lone Rock, WI
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ginda Fisher" <list@ginda.us>
>To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 7:21 AM
>Subject: [NAFEX] mystery citrus
>
>
>> My company cafeteria often has displays of food lying around that aren't
>> really there to be eaten, just to look at.  This week they had an
>> ornamental basket of a citrus fruit i've never seen, and I wonder if the
>> smart people here can identify it.
>>
>> It was about the size of a mandarine, or a little smaller, orange, and
>> roughly tear-drop shaped, or maybe a little pear shaped.  At any rate, it
>> had a plump round and and a narrower pointy end, and was considerably
>> longer than it was round.  Otherwise, the shape was regular and the skin
>> seemed smooth.  I didn't try to buy one (although in retrospect, I wonder
>> if I could have) so I don't now how it tastes or how seedy it is.
>> ___
>> Ginda
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