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1 posted on 03/29/2010 2:55:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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The darker the flesh of citrus is, the sweet it seems to be. Star Ruby grapefruit are are great, too.


2 posted on 03/29/2010 3:03:04 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Where the hell can I get a court injunction to keep my own government out of my life?!?)
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Yummmm. Blood oranges. Brings back memories of childhood.


3 posted on 03/29/2010 3:04:03 PM PDT by Hoffer Rand (There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
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"Hey Apple!"

16 posted on 03/29/2010 3:41:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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In the 17th century, when blood oranges popped up in Sicily, they were thought to come from poisoned trees. Instead they are the product of a natural mutation. The red color comes from anthocyanins, which give cherries and apples their red color. But the Sicilians, then under Arab control, thought they were harmful and avoided eating them for nearly half a century.

The Sicilians were not under Arab control in the 17th century. The Arabs left in the eleventh century.

17 posted on 03/29/2010 4:12:22 PM PDT by Taft in '52
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To: nickcarraway
Try Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbet. Available in supermarkets year round.


18 posted on 03/29/2010 5:16:11 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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Love those. The ones we get here are of course from California. But the original was a mutation, a single tree in Sicily about 200 years ago.


19 posted on 03/29/2010 5:23:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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