I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?

Jill

On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?

Mango.

--
Bruce

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:24:17 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
>wrote:
>
>>I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
>Mango.

I know mangoes are nice, but having unlimited access to them as a kid
kinda ruined them for me. Same for barramundi.

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:26:14 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:24:17 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>>Mango.
>
>I know mangoes are nice, but having unlimited access to them as a kid
>kinda ruined them for me. Same for barramundi.

They're very expensive individually, but sometimes they sell a tray of
20 for $24 or so.

--
Bruce

On Monday, February 22, 2016 at 12:40:19 AM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:26:14 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:24:17 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >>On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>>I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
> >>
> >>Mango.
> >
> >I know mangoes are nice, but having unlimited access to them as a kid
> >kinda ruined them for me. Same for barramundi.
>
> They're very expensive individually, but sometimes they sell a tray of
> 20 for $24 or so.
>
> --
> Bruce

I only eat them individually, so that works for me. They go from perfectly ripe to crap in several days at room temp, as I keep them. So I tend to eat a lot of under ripe mangoes, but that's OK!! I also get some really GOOD ones too! :-)

John Kuthe...

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:07:48 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Monday, February 22, 2016 at 12:40:19 AM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:26:14 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>> >On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:24:17 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
>> >
>> >>On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
>> >>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>> >>
>> >>Mango.
>> >
>> >I know mangoes are nice, but having unlimited access to them as a kid
>> >kinda ruined them for me. Same for barramundi.
>>
>> They're very expensive individually, but sometimes they sell a tray of
>> 20 for $24 or so.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>
>I only eat them individually, so that works for me. They go from perfectly ripe to crap in several days at room temp, as I keep them. So I tend to eat a lot of under ripe mangoes, but that's OK!! I also get some really GOOD ones too! :-)

Most of the time, when we get a tray, some need to be eaten right away
and others still need to ripen a bit. So that gives us about a week to
eat them. Individually, they often cost 3 US dollar a piece here. I
find that crazy expensive. What do you pay for 1?

--
Bruce

On 2/22/2016 12:26 AM, Je�us wrote:

> I know mangoes are nice, but having unlimited access to them as a kid
> kinda ruined them for me. Same for barramundi.

I've never had barramundi but I just bought some (frozen filets) so I'll
be trying it now.

--
ღ.¸¸.œ«*¨`*œ¶
Cheryl

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 5:06:26 PM UTC-7, Jill McQuown wrote:
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill

Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
====

Roy wrote:
>Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
>Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.

Melons, biguns!

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 6:44:05 PM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Roy wrote:
> >Jill McQuown wrote:
> >>
> >> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
> >
> >Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
>
> Melons, biguns!

Oh ShelDUM, you are so sexist!

John Kuthe...

On 2/21/2016 7:43 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Roy wrote:
>> Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
>
> Melons, biguns!
>
That's your obvious answer. I never have been a fan of any type of
melons. I don't like watermelon, cantaloupe or honeydew.

Oranges are okay if you can get the bitter white pith off when you peel
them.

I use canned mandarin oranges in a marinade for grilled pork. Sometimes
I eat them as a snack.

Jill

On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:40:06 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 2/21/2016 7:43 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Roy wrote:
>>> Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>
>>> Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
>>
>> Melons, biguns!
>>
>That's your obvious answer. I never have been a fan of any type of
>melons. I don't like watermelon, cantaloupe or honeydew.
>
>Oranges are okay if you can get the bitter white pith off when you peel
>them.
>
>I use canned mandarin oranges in a marinade for grilled pork.

You had me confused, McBiddy, but apparently a mandarin orange is what
I'd simply call a mandarin.

>Sometimes I eat them as a snack.

Living on the edge.

--
Bruce

On 2/21/2016 8:40 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Oranges are okay if you can get the bitter white pith off when you peel
> them.
>

You have to get the best ones in season. I've been ordering from the
Orange Shop and they are far better than what you find in the
supermarket. Peeling them you get your hands soaked with the sweet juice.

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 10:15:34 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/21/2016 8:40 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Oranges are okay if you can get the bitter white pith off when you peel
> > them.
> >
>
> You have to get the best ones in season. I've been ordering from the
> Orange Shop and they are far better than what you find in the
> supermarket. Peeling them you get your hands soaked with the sweet juice.

I do that when I eat my mango. I slice down either side of the flat seed and peel the skin off the seed portion and eat with my hands! Sweet mango juice all over my hands! :-)

John Kuthe...

On 2/21/2016 7:26 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 5:06:26 PM UTC-7, Jill McQuown wrote:
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
> ====
>
I like berries, too. There's a farm not far from where I live where you
can go pick strawberries (in season, of course). I used to pick wild
raspberries and blackberries when I lived in the Northern part of the
US. Watch out for those thorns, though! Blueberries are good, too.
Mmmmm, blueberry muffins.

Jill

On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:22:08 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 2/21/2016 7:26 PM, Roy wrote:
>> On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 5:06:26 PM UTC-7, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
>> ====
>>
>I like berries, too. There's a farm not far from where I live where you
>can go pick strawberries (in season, of course). I used to pick wild
>raspberries and blackberries when I lived in the Northern part of the
>US. Watch out for those thorns, though! Blueberries are good, too.
>Mmmmm, blueberry muffins.
>
>Jill

Mango - always loved it and confess I now buy bags of frozen mango so
I can handily have it at breakfast time. My grandmother grew some
Loganberries - never seen them since but loved them.

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:34:56 -0400, wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:22:08 -0500, jmcquown >
>wrote:
>
>>On 2/21/2016 7:26 PM, Roy wrote:
>>> On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 5:06:26 PM UTC-7, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
>>> ====
>>>
>>I like berries, too. There's a farm not far from where I live where you
>>can go pick strawberries (in season, of course). I used to pick wild
>>raspberries and blackberries when I lived in the Northern part of the
>>US. Watch out for those thorns, though! Blueberries are good, too.
>>Mmmmm, blueberry muffins.
>>
>>Jill
>
>Mango - always loved it and confess I now buy bags of frozen mango so
>I can handily have it at breakfast time. My grandmother grew some
>Loganberries - never seen them since but loved them.

I use chunks of frozen mango for the same purpose as pieces of frozen
banana. It's refreshing, cold, tasty and good for you.
Janet US

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 6:26:48 PM UTC-6, Roy wrote:
> On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 5:06:26 PM UTC-7, Jill McQuown wrote:
> > I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
> >
> > Jill
>
> Wild strawberries with wild raspberries a close second.
> ====

We grow black raspberries, and that's about the only way to get them because
they are more perishable than the red ones, and so they don't sell them in
stores. My favorite fruit is sweet cherries.

--Bryan

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill

Nope. Not big into fruit.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
> >
> > Jill
>
> Nope. Not big into fruit.

hahaha
Julie, thank you so much for making me laugh on Sunday.
You are SO NOT a team player.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>> >
>> > Jill
>>
>> Nope. Not big into fruit.
>
> hahaha
> Julie, thank you so much for making me laugh on Sunday.
> You are SO NOT a team player.

You've got that right!

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 6:06:26 PM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill

Undoubtedly mangoes, I eat one a day as dessert from breakfast!

Next: cherries of course!

John Kuthe...

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?

Jill
=

Grapes, cold grapes.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill
> =
>
> Grapes, cold grapes.

+ 1 Now I have to buy some and it's All Your Fault ;-)

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"Ophelia" wrote in message ...



"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill
> =
>
> Grapes, cold grapes.

+ 1 Now I have to buy some and it's All Your Fault ;-)

===========

Fortunately I am in wine country, so all kinds are available in season, but I
only eat grapes a couple of times a year and I love all varieties.

Cheri

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:27:37 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Ophelia" wrote in message ...
>
>
>
>"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Jill
>> =
>>
>> Grapes, cold grapes.
>
>+ 1 Now I have to buy some and it's All Your Fault ;-)
>
>===========
>
>Fortunately I am in wine country, so all kinds are available in season, but I
>only eat grapes a couple of times a year and I love all varieties.
>
>Cheri

Have you tried those red grapes that are about the size of a ping pong
ball? They take at least 2 bites. They have seeds, but gosh, they're
sweet and juicy and such a satisfying snack. I've been getting the
4-pound box from Costco. Soon it will be time for the huge green
grapes. )
Janet US

Janet B > wrote in
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> On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:27:37 -0800, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>"Ophelia" wrote in message ...
>>
>>
>>
>>"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>> =
>>>
>>> Grapes, cold grapes.
>>
>>+ 1 Now I have to buy some and it's All Your Fault ;-)
>>
>>===========
>>
>>Fortunately I am in wine country, so all kinds are available in
>>season, but I only eat grapes a couple of times a year and I love all
>>varieties.
>>
>>Cheri
>
> Have you tried those red grapes that are about the size of a ping pong
> ball? They take at least 2 bites. They have seeds, but gosh, they're
> sweet and juicy and such a satisfying snack. I've been getting the
> 4-pound box from Costco. Soon it will be time for the huge green
> grapes. )
> Janet US

I've not seen either here at my grocery in SW AZ. I'll have to watch for
them.


--
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when something closes the door from the inside.

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On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:27:37 -0800, "Cheri" >
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>"Ophelia" wrote in message ...
>
>
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>"Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Jill
>> =
>>
>> Grapes, cold grapes.
>
>+ 1 Now I have to buy some and it's All Your Fault ;-)
>
>===========
>
>Fortunately I am in wine country, so all kinds are available in season, but I
>only eat grapes a couple of times a year and I love all varieties.
>
>Cheri

Have you tried those red grapes that are about the size of a ping pong
ball? They take at least 2 bites. They have seeds, but gosh, they're
sweet and juicy and such a satisfying snack. I've been getting the
4-pound box from Costco. Soon it will be time for the huge green
grapes. )
Janet US
====

No, I haven't tried them, I don't really mind seeds and like Tokay Grapes a lot.
I'll have to check Costco next time I'm there.

Cheri

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" wrote in message ...
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>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Jill
>> =
>>
>> Grapes, cold grapes.
>
> + 1 Now I have to buy some and it's All Your Fault ;-)
>
> ===========
>
> Fortunately I am in wine country, so all kinds are available in season,
> but I only eat grapes a couple of times a year and I love all varieties.

I tend to just buy the green ones in the supermaket but they are usually
nice and sweet



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On 2016-02-21 7:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>

It's hard to pick a favourite. There are those that I like but can't
eat, those that I like but have trouble getting nice and fresh and ripe
and those I like but which are outrageously expensive. I eat a banana
just about every day. I also eat a lot of strawberries. I love oranges
but they disagreed with my digestive system for so many years that I
tend to avoid them. I really really like mangoes but they are very
expensive here and they are usually far from ripe and never ripen
properly. Frankly, I am better off buying frozen mango. It is usually
sort of being ripe but it is much cheaper and there is so much less waste.

On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
>Jill

I like berries the least and I love watermelon and grapes.
Janet US

On 2/21/2016 9:26 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Jill
>
> I like berries the least and I love watermelon and grapes.
> Janet US
>
I have never really been a fan of grapes. I've lived where I could just
walk out and pick them but for some reason never really cared for them.
<shrug> Thanks for the reply, though!

Jill

On 2016-02-21 9:39 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 2/21/2016 9:26 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 19:06:16 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I like berries the least and I love watermelon and grapes.
>> Janet US
>>
> I have never really been a fan of grapes. I've lived where I could just
> walk out and pick them but for some reason never really cared for them.
> <shrug> Thanks for the reply, though!
>

When I was a kid the usual variety of grapes we had were Concord, and I
never cared for them. With that tough skin and the texture of the
flesh it was like biting into eyeballs. Now we get table grapes yer
round and I love them. A few grapes make a great snack.

On 2/21/2016 6:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill

Pineapple and strawberries (at peak ripeness)

MaryL

On 2/21/2016 7:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>
> Jill

In order"
Cherries
Watermelon
Oranges
Everything else. I like most all fruits but it is hard to find really
good ripe fruit.

On 2016-02-21 11:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/21/2016 7:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>
>> Jill
>
> In order"
> Cherries
> Watermelon
> Oranges
> Everything else. I like most all fruits but it is hard to find really
> good ripe fruit.


That's one of the nice things about living in a fruit belt. I can get
farm fresh fruits in season from my neighbours; sweet cherries, sour
cherries, raspberries, strawberries, back currants, peaches, pears,
apples, apricots, plums. Any time I get the urge to relocate I think
about how I would miss those things.

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:32:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2016-02-21 11:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/21/2016 7:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> In order"
>> Cherries
>> Watermelon
>> Oranges
>> Everything else. I like most all fruits but it is hard to find really
>> good ripe fruit.
>
>
>That's one of the nice things about living in a fruit belt. I can get
>farm fresh fruits in season from my neighbours; sweet cherries, sour
>cherries, raspberries, strawberries, back currants, peaches, pears,
>apples, apricots, plums. Any time I get the urge to relocate I think
>about how I would miss those things.

We used to have all that. Huge orchards were nearby. Most of them
have been sold for housing development. It just isn't the same.
Janet US

On 2016-02-22 11:39 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:32:42 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:

>> That's one of the nice things about living in a fruit belt. I can get
>> farm fresh fruits in season from my neighbours; sweet cherries, sour
>> cherries, raspberries, strawberries, back currants, peaches, pears,
>> apples, apricots, plums. Any time I get the urge to relocate I think
>> about how I would miss those things.
>
> We used to have all that. Huge orchards were nearby. Most of them
> have been sold for housing development. It just isn't the same.


It's a damned shame isn't it. Small towns sprouted up where farms
prospered and as the towns grew into cities they ate up all the good
agricultural land. I lived for a while in a nearby city that was
surrounded by orchards and vineyards and as the city grew the farms
disappeared. Luckily for me, the area I am in now is designated as green
belt.... for now.

>On 2016-02-21 11:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 2/21/2016 7:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> In order"
>> Cherries
>> Watermelon
>> Oranges
>> Everything else. I like most all fruits but it is hard to find really
>> good ripe fruit.

I like peaches the best. Unfortunately, it's a short season.

Doris

On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:00:43 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:

>>On 2016-02-21 11:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 2/21/2016 7:06 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> I'd have to say pineapple. How about you?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> In order"
>>> Cherries
>>> Watermelon
>>> Oranges
>>> Everything else. I like most all fruits but it is hard to find really
>>> good ripe fruit.
>
>I like peaches the best. Unfortunately, it's a short season.

I used to like them as a child, but when I buy them now, they're
always sour. Same for apricots and nectarines. I wonder what gives.

--
Bruce