Bob brought home a bag from Costco and I've tried my very first one.

I would have preferred a thinner rind, but the fruit inside was
pleasing. Not overly grapefruitish and very juicy. There was a hint of
something floral that I can't quite describe. My first try is good, but
I still think I prefer a Satsuma or Clemintine mandarins. The blood
oranges we got last week are tasty as well, albeit quite messy with all
that red, pulpy goodness.

The bag does show they are a product of the USA, distributed by Trinity
Fruit Sales out of Fresno.

Just wanted to let those know who were looking for Cara Caras is that
they are out there now.

--Lin

On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:03:35 -0800, Lin >
wrote:

>Just wanted to let those know who were looking for Cara Caras is that
>they are out there now.

THANKS! I'm sending the troops on a mission to CostCo ASAP. I need
to find out for myself what the hype was all about. I'm going to
lower my expectations now because I was not impressed by blood oranges
when I tried them. Yep, I didn't go back for more.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:03:35 -0800, Lin >
wrote:

>Bob brought home a bag from Costco and I've tried my very first one.
>
>I would have preferred a thinner rind, but the fruit inside was
>pleasing. Not overly grapefruitish and very juicy. There was a hint of
>something floral that I can't quite describe. My first try is good, but
>I still think I prefer a Satsuma or Clemintine mandarins. The blood
>oranges we got last week are tasty as well, albeit quite messy with all
>that red, pulpy goodness.
>
>The bag does show they are a product of the USA, distributed by Trinity
>Fruit Sales out of Fresno.
>
>Just wanted to let those know who were looking for Cara Caras is that
>they are out there now.
>
>--Lin

My local supermarket, Food Lion for those of you in the south east,
had Cara Cara and Blood oranges for $1.49/lb. I bought a dozen Bloods
but skipped the Cara Cara. The skin looked too thick and besides I
still have about 6 Temple oranges I need to finish.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

Lin wrote:
> Bob brought home a bag from Costco and I've tried my very first one.
>
> I would have preferred a thinner rind, but the fruit inside was
> pleasing. Not overly grapefruitish and very juicy. There was a hint of
> something floral that I can't quite describe. My first try is good, but
> I still think I prefer a Satsuma or Clemintine mandarins. The blood
> oranges we got last week are tasty as well, albeit quite messy with all
> that red, pulpy goodness.
>
> The bag does show they are a product of the USA, distributed by Trinity
> Fruit Sales out of Fresno.
>
> Just wanted to let those know who were looking for Cara Caras is that
> they are out there now.
>
> --Lin


I just saw a recipe for Cara Cara, Meyer lemon marmalade that sounded
interesting and easy. It did not require any processing (boiling water
bath?) and said it would be good for a year.

Here's the link to the recipe:

http://tinyurl.com/dlbxnw

Notice that someone already posted a comment regarding the lack of
processing....I am not a canner - so this appealed to me but if I have
to go through boiling water bath process, I may decide to skip it.
Unless, it's good for a month refrigerated...then maybe I can give some
away if I decide to try the recipe out.

-Tracy

Tracy wrote:

> I just saw a recipe for Cara Cara, Meyer lemon marmalade that sounded
> interesting and easy. It did not require any processing (boiling water
> bath?) and said it would be good for a year.
>
> Here's the link to the recipe:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/dlbxnw
>
> Notice that someone already posted a comment regarding the lack of
> processing....I am not a canner - so this appealed to me but if I have
> to go through boiling water bath process, I may decide to skip it.
> Unless, it's good for a month refrigerated...then maybe I can give some
> away if I decide to try the recipe out.

That looks go and so, so easy. I'm sure Barb will weigh in on the
boiling water bath process.

Thanks for the link -- I'll be keeping it!

--Lin