"Nexis" > wrote in message
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> "hw" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
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>> "King's Crown" > wrote in message
>> ink.net...
>>> 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
>>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Harriet & critters
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> I hate to be argumentative, but this information isn't correct. Cara Cara
> navels are all orange, no grapefruit and were first discovered in
> Venezuela (at Hacienda Cara Cara), not Texas. From there they were brought
> to Florida, then California. The color is similar to that of red
> grapefruit, but that isn't because there's any grapefruit in them.
>
> kimberly
>

That's not argumentative - it's factual. Thank you. It should shut down the
branch discussion about language. Wanna bet it doesn't?