jmcquown wrote:

> On 1/16/2018 1:10 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > On Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:34:30 -0500, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > A neighbor is harvesting grapefruit from her trees. She gives
> > > them away every year. Surprising, the rare snow and ice only did
> > > a little bit of damage. I went by and picked up a few.
> > >
> > > https://s13.postimg.org/qg4l6asw7/grapefruit.jpg
> > >
> > > I love grapefruit.
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > Lucky you! I love grapefruit too. A lot of us can't have any kind
> > of grapefruit anymore because it has adverse effects with some
> > medication.
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapef...g_interactions
> > I miss grapefruit. It used to be my go-to fruit juice or fruit.
> > Janet US
> >
> Yes, I noticed when I was taking care of my mother she couldn't have
> grapefruit. It would interact badly with one of her medications.
> One of her blood thinners, she couldn't eat spinach or leafy greens,
> either. Fortunately I don't have those problems.
>
> It's nice the crop of grapefruit wasn't spoiled. She said what fell
> on the ground during the snow/ice split and the birds and squirrels
> ate it. Didn't go to waste!
>
> Jill

Same as when I crop too many apples. Bunnies and squirrels have a
feast on them.

I also pass them on to neighbors and the kids here know it's fine to
snag the bigger ones they can reach (and let the littler ones grow big
to eat later).