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I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.

I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?
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On Mar 2, 9:55*am, James Silverton >
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> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?
> --
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
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I liked grapefruit a lot. However, I'm no longer allowed to eat it
due to medication concerns. So, being diabetic leaves me with limited
fruit choices. I will eat a Macintosh apple once in a while. My main
fruit items are berries. With blueberries topping the list when
they're not too expensive. I usually purchase blackberries.
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On Saturday, March 2, 2013 8:55:57 AM UTC-6, James Silverton wrote:
> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?
>

Dark sweet cherries. Then berries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries
and home grown strawberries. Grapefruit is my favorite citrus, and I
especially like it sweetened with sucralose.
>
> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
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> I will eat a Macintosh apple once in a while.



I love Macs. I still have a couple.... my brother took a bag back with him
to SF. As said earlier, east coast are different/better.

I think I will go have a slice!




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On 3/2/2013 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>

I don't eat grapefruit (or any raw citrus fruit) very often. The
acidity bothers my stomach. I don't have a problem using the juices in
marinades or other cooking.

> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


I really like pineapple

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>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

"Jazz" apples.
Other apples
Bananas
Blackberries
Avacados
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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
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> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>

Just wondering if that was a Ruby Red grapefruit. I really like
those, but their availability here is just a flash in the pan and
they're gone before you know it... if you even knew they were
available in the first place.

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> to SF. As said earlier, east coast are different/better.


Midwest fruit is better than west coast too. Fruit trees need a
sustained time of below freezing temperatures to produce decent fruit.
It's just too mild out here... even Washington's fruit isn't as tasty.

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On Saturday, March 2, 2013 9:17:05 AM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
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> I really like pineapple
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I like raw pineapple, but it irritates my mouth. I detest cooked pineapple.
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On Saturday, March 2, 2013 9:57:59 AM UTC-6, l not -l wrote:
> On 2-Mar-2013, James Silverton > wrote:
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>
>
> > I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right

>
> > balance

>
> > of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are

>
> >

>
> > my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe

>
> > seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.

>
> >

>
> > I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

>
> Grapefruit is definitely my favorite; grapefruit, grapefruit juice, and
>
> grapefruit soda (Shasta and Squirt). Sadly, I had to give it up a few
>
> years ago because it has an adverse interaction with a medication I must
>
> take.<sigh> Now, I get my grapefruit fix only in soda form; there isn't
>
> any significant amount of the real thing in the soda.
>

If you enter the words "grapefruit" and "verapamil" into Google, the first
result is this article-
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/589497

The article got one thing wrong. The patient had not been drinking
large amounts of grapefruit juice "due to her nausea." No, she was
drinking large amounts of grapefruit juice because she likes grapefruit
juice, and it was on the breakfast buffet at the Best Western in Grants,
New Mexico, and the one in Gallup, where we had stayed on vacation.

We took the Amtrak back, and that evening, my wife--the "42-year-old
female"--almost died. Dr. Pillai was her nephrologist at St. Mary's
Hospital. It was a trip when I ran across the article, and realized
who the patient was.

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On Mar 2, 6:55*am, James Silverton >
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> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?
> --
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>
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I like berries. All kinds of berries.

But the best fruit I ever ate was in Tahiti. The fresh pineapple
they served there every day was unbelievable.
I've never had sweeter, more ripe and juicy pineapple before or
since. Once in a rare while when the
"golden" pineapples are really ripe looking I'll get one....but
nothing has ever measured up.

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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
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>I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


Can't say I have one favorite, but I'm partial to cherries and
berries. You mentioned grapes, but they can vary considerably
depending or the time of year and where they are from. One batch is
great, the next now as much.

Citrus is great in season. I bought a couple of boxes of oranges
through www.localharvest.org and the connection to the Orange Store.
I've never found anything as sweet and juicy as what they shipped. In
fact, we had grapefruit juice this morning that I squeezed from their
ruby red. The oranges from them are so loaded with juice they have to
be peeled over the sink. Almost like holding a water balloon except
filled with OJ.

Things like local strawberries, peaches are may favorite for the short
time they are at the peak locally.


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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:17:05 -0500, jmcquown >
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>On 3/2/2013 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>>

>I don't eat grapefruit (or any raw citrus fruit) very often. The
>acidity bothers my stomach. I don't have a problem using the juices in
>marinades or other cooking.
>
>> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

>
>I really like pineapple


Because of its bromelin fresh pineapple is much harder on ones stomach
than citrus... perhaps you're eating canned pineapple.
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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
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>I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


I assume you mean fresh fruit. I can't choose just one, I like most
fresh fruit, peaches, plums, cherries, pears, I like them all, I
especially like fresh figs and melons of all kinds.
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On 3/2/2013 11:31 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
> > wrote:
>
>> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>>
>> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

>
> Can't say I have one favorite, but I'm partial to cherries and
> berries. You mentioned grapes, but they can vary considerably
> depending or the time of year and where they are from. One batch is
> great, the next now as much.
>
> Citrus is great in season. I bought a couple of boxes of oranges
> through www.localharvest.org and the connection to the Orange Store.
> I've never found anything as sweet and juicy as what they shipped. In
> fact, we had grapefruit juice this morning that I squeezed from their
> ruby red. The oranges from them are so loaded with juice they have to
> be peeled over the sink. Almost like holding a water balloon except
> filled with OJ.
>
> Things like local strawberries, peaches are may favorite for the short
> time they are at the peak locally.
>


I can't claim them as a favorite because I get them so infrequently but
wild strawberries that I have come across at Big Meadows in the Blue
Ridge Park and also near Mt Washington in NH are very good.

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Driving across northern Minnesota one year ?August? we came upon a
pick-your-own strawberry field. It was a large commercial farm. I have
never before or since had such strawberries-washed and eaten fresh-it
would have been criminal to add sugar to make goop. Most people in their
life will never have that taste experience with grocery store
strawberries. ps don't google big ag strawberries or you will never
enjoy another strawberry again unless it came from your own personal
garden.

I like fruit raw best without any added ingredients. I like raspberries
fresh from the bush. Don't really care for apples unless they have been
turned into chocolate pecan caramel tart green apples :-) Hate
grapefruit. I like white saturn peaches but don't like yellow round
peaches-hate peach based desserts. I like unripe plums. I hate oranges.
I like hard pears not ripe. I like green bananas don't like ripe. I like
those holiday globe grapes but dont care for green grapes. I like raw or
dried cherries but hate cherry pie etc. Prefer honeydew to cantalope.
Love fresh pineapple. I hate fruit juices of any kind.

I basically rarely eat fruit compared to other people. Something that
always stuck with me is what someone said about God's plan--if humans
were meant to eat fruit daily from all parts of the world then all
fruits would grow everywhere. Fruit is a treat not a staple imo.

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It's hard to beat a fresh, ripe Georgia peach. But what's better than
icy cold watermelon in the summer? This Christmas, I had a box of
tangelos from an FFA fund raiser that were amazing, so juicy and sweet.

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On 3/2/2013 1:03 PM, Tara wrote:
> It's hard to beat a fresh, ripe Georgia peach. But what's better than
> icy cold watermelon in the summer? This Christmas, I had a box of
> tangelos from an FFA fund raiser that were amazing, so juicy and sweet.
>


Funny, I have appreciated most people's opinions about favorite fruit in
that those mentioned are good. Watermelon is about the only one that I
don't find interesting even if I am enthusiastic about other types of
melon when I can get them properly ripened.


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On 02/03/2013 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?



I am jealous. I used to love grapefruit, but my system reacts badly to
citrus and grapefruit us the worst for me. I also used to like oranges,
even though the oranges we get here are third rate compared to what
people get in areas where they are grown.

The fruits I eat the most would be:
strawberries
blueberries
mango
pineapple
pears
grapes
kiwis
melon
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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
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>I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


Favourite? Hmm... would have to be blueberries, raspberries, cherries
and avocados.

Seems unfair to exclude things like bananas, apples, pears, quinces
and citrus, but then my favourites would be a long list.

Blackberries are out in force here at the moment, so that's what fruit
I'm eating mostly ATM.
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> On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
> > wrote:
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>>I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>>of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>>my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>>seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>>
>>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


Mine is ice cold watermelon, really good watermelon. The ones I eat most
these days are avocado and strawberry.

Cheri

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On 3/2/2013 11:44 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:17:05 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
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>> On 3/2/2013 9:55 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>>> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>>> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>>> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>>> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>>>

>> I don't eat grapefruit (or any raw citrus fruit) very often. The
>> acidity bothers my stomach. I don't have a problem using the juices in
>> marinades or other cooking.
>>
>>> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

>>
>> I really like pineapple

>
> Because of its bromelin fresh pineapple is much harder on ones stomach
> than citrus... perhaps you're eating canned pineapple.
>

Yes, it's canned. I haven't bought fresh pineapple in ages. The
acidity from grapefruit gives me heartburn. Pineapple doesn't.

Jill


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> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


Sour cherries, wild rasberries, wild wood strawberries, wild bilberries,
sour gooseberries, mangosteens.

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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:53:27 -0500, James Silverton
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> Funny, I have appreciated most people's opinions about favorite fruit in
> that those mentioned are good. Watermelon is about the only one that I
> don't find interesting even if I am enthusiastic about other types of
> melon when I can get them properly ripened.


Try those little basketball shaped watermelons, they're very sweet.
Have you ever eaten watermelon salad? Here are some ideas
http://ohmyveggies.com/4-simple-watermelon-side-dishes/
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/w...alad-with-feta
http://www.recipe.com/watermelon-and-blue-cheese/

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On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:00:07 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

> On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
> > wrote:
>
> >I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> >of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> >my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> >seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
> >
> >I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

>
> Favourite? Hmm... would have to be blueberries, raspberries, cherries
> and avocados.
>
> Seems unfair to exclude things like bananas, apples, pears, quinces
> and citrus, but then my favourites would be a long list.
>
> Blackberries are out in force here at the moment, so that's what fruit
> I'm eating mostly ATM.


I fully agree with you, Jebus. I love whatever is in season, ripe and
in front of me ATM. I like some better than others based only on ease
of eating. For instance I want my peaches sliced and my grapefruit
fully prepared, which means I have to do it. OTOH, blueberries are a
rinse off and eat by the handful proposition for me.

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James Silverton wrote:
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> Funny, I have appreciated most people's opinions about favorite fruit in
> that those mentioned are good. Watermelon is about the only one that I
> don't find interesting even if I am enthusiastic about other types of
> melon when I can get them properly ripened.


I enjoy the occasional watermelon but it's not a favorite, I much
prefer cantaloupe, honeydew, crenshaw and the like. That said I just
bought a packet of watermelon seeds to try this year as an
experiment... got a packet of cantaloupe too, hoping for more of these
as an omen of things to come... imagine if I can grow watermelons like
these, I'll be convert:
http://i45.tinypic.com/rll2qx.jpg
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On 02/03/2013 1:53 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> On 3/2/2013 1:03 PM, Tara wrote:
>> It's hard to beat a fresh, ripe Georgia peach. But what's better than
>> icy cold watermelon in the summer? This Christmas, I had a box of
>> tangelos from an FFA fund raiser that were amazing, so juicy and sweet.
>>

>
> Funny, I have appreciated most people's opinions about favorite fruit in
> that those mentioned are good. Watermelon is about the only one that I
> don't find interesting even if I am enthusiastic about other types of
> melon when I can get them properly ripened.
>
>

That a good way to put it. I don't mind a piece of nice ripe watermelon,
but I rarely buy it. If it is on a fruit platter somewhere I will take
piece and I will enjoy it, but I am not likely to buy a whole one. I
have in the past bought a half a watermelon and made a sherbet.
Watermelon sherbet rules, but they don't sell it in store around here
anymore. ;-(




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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:00:55 -0500, Dave Smith
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>On 02/03/2013 1:53 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>> On 3/2/2013 1:03 PM, Tara wrote:
>>> It's hard to beat a fresh, ripe Georgia peach. But what's better than
>>> icy cold watermelon in the summer? This Christmas, I had a box of
>>> tangelos from an FFA fund raiser that were amazing, so juicy and sweet.
>>>

>>
>> Funny, I have appreciated most people's opinions about favorite fruit in
>> that those mentioned are good. Watermelon is about the only one that I
>> don't find interesting even if I am enthusiastic about other types of
>> melon when I can get them properly ripened.
>>
>>

>That a good way to put it. I don't mind a piece of nice ripe watermelon,
>but I rarely buy it. If it is on a fruit platter somewhere I will take
>piece and I will enjoy it, but I am not likely to buy a whole one. I
>have in the past bought a half a watermelon and made a sherbet.
>Watermelon sherbet rules, but they don't sell it in store around here
>anymore. ;-(


I buy a couple three of those fridge sized watermelons each summer but
they are not properly ripened before harvested. This year I am going
to attempt growing my own watermelons, and cantaloupes. I grew
cantaloups last year and now I am spoiled, no store bought compares to
home grown cantaloupe. I will probably never buy a cantaloupe again.
I am going to look for honeydew seeds too. The comparison to vine
ripened cantaloupe to store bought is the same as with tomatoes.
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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
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>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


Mangoes! Strawberries! Avocados! Mmmmmmm!

John Kuthe...
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>I like raw pineapple, but it irritates my mouth.


Maybe if you saw a dentist once in a while it would help!

Still scraping your teeth with a bent paper clip in a specious attempt
to emulate a proper teeth cleaning?

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On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:55:57 -0500, James Silverton
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>I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
>I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

a good mango beats anything else- imho!

aloha,
Cea
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James Silverton wrote:
> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right
> balance of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink
> grapefruits are my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites:
> properly ripe seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits


For me it would be a tossup between a really good grapefruit or cranberries.
Since cranberries are so seasonal, I don't eat them often. I do have some
dried ones. I also like rhubarb but I am unsure as to whether that is a
fruit or a vegetable. The problem with grapefruit though is that it isn't
always good. Costco used to sell it in cups and it was tasty. What they
sell now is not. It's just bitter.




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James Silverton > wrote:

> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>
> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?


Bing cherries.
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Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of February 10, 2013.
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On 03/03/2013 5:34 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> I was eating a grapefruit this morning, which had just the right balance
>> of sweet and sour and it occurred to me that such pink grapefruits are
>> my favorite fruit. They beat out my next favorites: properly ripe
>> seedless grapes and yellow kiwi fruit.
>>
>> I wonder what are other people's favorite fruits?

>
> Bing cherries.
>



There's no doubt that cherries are good, but how many can you eat? I
have lived in a cherry growing area long enough to learn that cherries
are best eaten within hours of picking, and within a couple days they
start to deteriorate drastically. I rarely buy imported cherries
because they are so disappointing.

I pity those who aren't close enough to fresh sour cherries to be able
to make pies and other baked items with nice fresh cherries. I miss the
small orchard that was across the street when he first moved here. It
was tended just enough to get a crop but I rarely saw them harvesting.
We had the tradition of the annual stolen cherry pie. I would get hme
from work, make some pie dough, run across the street to get enough
cherries to make a pie, pit, add some sugar minit tapioca and then into
the oven it went. Fresh sour cherry pie. It was the best pie of the year.

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