On 7/7/2012 7:43 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:53:12 -0700, sf > wrote:
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>> Mal, I feel your pain - BTDT with key limes... I like the idea of the
>> "juicer" nb posted, but AFAIC it would not have worked on the key
>> limes I juiced and probably not yours either. Limes (regular or Key)
>> just aren't very juicy these days unless they come off a tree in the
>> backyard... even microwaving them for a few seconds doesn't improve
>> the juiciness factor. Sad, but true. They're picked too green....
>> and I don't know why.
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> Much of our produce is picked too soon these days. It allows for
> longer shipping and storage times. Most store bought produce no
> longer has much flavor though. It has been years since I've had a
> really good banana. Seedless watermelons have nowhere near the flavor
> of the bid seeded ones. I bet millions of Americans have never had a
> really good peach, strawberry, or cantaloupe unless they get them
> right from the farm.
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Agree on the seedless watermelons being almost tasteless. We decided not
to bother buying them anymore. I recently got some great round seeded
ones from a Hispanic market I spotted while traveling. What a difference
in taste.

The other fruit we don't bother with are those giant super good looking
strawberries from California that are almost totally tasteless. In the
case of those I read they were bred for those features. I'll wait for
the smaller misshapen ones I can get locally in another month.