On 05/04/2016 12:23 PM, notbob wrote:
> For the last few yrs, I've found most oranges to be both unripe and
> bitter. Calif Cuties are particularly offensive, in this regard.
> This also includes Sunkist navel oranges, my fave reliable brand fer
> almost ever. Several yrs ago, I began finding Sunkist navel oranges
> which were NOT sweet and they were NOT ripe. Drought? Greed?
>
> Last week, I came across a sale on organic oranges ($1.49lb). To my
> amazement, the were all Sunkist brand. I bought a couple and took 'em
> home. YUM! Sweet, juicy, easily peeled .....in short, perfect. Like
> the Sunkist oranges of yore. I went back and bought a doz more and I
> jes finished my 8th Sunkist organic orange. So juicy, hard to eat w/o
> squirting on you. So sweet, like eating dessert.
>
> I'm not saying this cuz they're organic, but that can't be a negative.
> I'm saying, if you run across some Sunkist oranges --orgo or no-- give
> 'em a try. Someone, somewhere, is doing something right. A good
> year? Must not be from CA! These are the best oranges I've run
> across in decades. Seriously.
>
> nb
>
I prefer Floridian and Texan oranges and grapefruit. I've found that
Californian fruit are never as sweet.
Graham