"Pandora" > wrote in message
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>> "King's Crown" > wrote in message
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>>> Anyone every heard of them? I bought them on a whim at the grocery
>>> store, because there was a sign next to the grocer's picture saying,
>>> "You're going to love these. I guarantee it." I thought if I don't
>>> like them I'll return the rest. They were SO good. They were seedless
>>> and the flesh was on the reddish orange side. So sweet. Normally, I
>>> split an orange between the kids for breakfast, but we each wanted a
>>> whole one of our own.
>>>
>>> Lynne
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>> They've been around for about 4-5 years here in SoCal....Ralph's (div of
>> Kroger) was the first chain to sell them. Cara Cara is a blend of orange
>> & grapefruit from Texas. Very large & juicy.
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>> Harriet & critters
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> It's very interesting!
> But why they call "Cara Cara", an italian adjective?
> Cheers
> Pandora

It also has various meanings in Spanish. What makes you think it's Italian,
especially considering the history of California? :-)