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Since the other thread where were were discussing these wonderful fruits got locked, I say we continue the conversation here.
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But hey, nothing wrong with two threads! Clementines are just that good. I'm eating one right now.
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Ah, ok. I may have seen them at the grocery store and just didn't know that's what they were called.
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Grapefruit are yummy. But a fresh mandarin (be it a clementine or a tangerine) is even better.
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So, clementines are a type of mandarin orange? Are they the really really small one-bite type of mandarins? That's what we're slurpin' on over here.
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Thanks for the clarification. I suspect, then, that I've probably never had a clementine. Or a honey tangelo whatever the heck that was called.
But at least we get mandarin oranges here, albeit very very small ones (1-2" in diameter), and they are seedless and very very good. Posts: 8355 | Registered: Apr 2003
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From CT's link in the other thread, I had carotenemia when I was a baby. The ONLY vegetable I would eat was carrots, and my mom didn't know there was any such thing as carotenemia. She likes to tell the story of turning me orange and then calling the doctor in a panic.
"I turned my baby ORANGE!!"
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Oh, I'm so glad that the clementine discussion is continuing! Since the other thread was deleted, I'll repeat: if you're in the U.S. and you think you've never seen them, they are sold in little crates in the produce departments this time of year.
At least in the mid-Atlantic & Southeast U.S., but sounds like others around the country were saying the same thing.
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Oh, and another cool thing about clementines: people all along the political spectrum seem to enjoy them equally. Yes, morally bankrupt conservatives who wish nothing more than to bash their opponents into submission have been found peeling into the juicy treats right alongside their political opposites, the pure and noble liberals.
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I like florida navel oranges and wished they were available all the time. I want someone to send me a large one every week.
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clementines are possibly one of God's greatest gifts to man. next to cereal. they are sweet. often seedless. they are very, very easy to peel. and i can buy them by the boxload! one of few really great things about the colder months for sure.
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While I certainly love clementines as much as the next man/woman (and am very happy my brother has a tree and gives me lots of his) I also suggest to anyone in the mood for something a little more exotic in the citrus family: Pomelo
they are very interesting, and quite tasty Posts: 1038 | Registered: Feb 2006
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Eh, not so different from their close cousin the grapefruit. Not bad -- but I'll stick with my Ruby Reds.
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well, different enough to be worth checking out (at least in my estimation, as someone who doesn't like grapefruit, but does like Pomelos) Posts: 1038 | Registered: Feb 2006
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Fair enough. The wonderful thing about the variety of citrus available is that there is something for everybody. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Megan, that's exactly what happened to me when I was a baby! Complete with the "I turned my baby ORANGE" freak-out, I think.
If I'm not supposed to have too much grapefruit due to possible medication interactions, can I have a pomelo, or is that out too?
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They're closely related, but I don't know if pomelos have the specific components that make grapefruit a problem. Maybe BtL knows . . .
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quote:Originally posted by Tante Shvester: Pineapples are bellicose.
Discuss.
bellicose: Inclined to war or fighting; warlike.
Its a little known fact that Pineapples have actually started all the conflicts of the past century.
You probably learned in school that WW I started when serbian nationalist assinated the heir to the Austrian throne. Utter rubish. The Archduke Ferdinand actually attacked serbia with a regiment of pineapples. Russia and France recognized the threat posed by pineapple based warfare and attacked Austria. German recognized the potential political and military advantages of pineapple technology and joined the Austrian side.
The Lucitania wasn't carrying cheese as the US papers reported, it was loaded with Pineapples.
Hitler invaded Poland with battalions of Pineapples.
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor was an effort to sieze control of strategic Pineapple resources.
Agent Orange was used in Vietnam to wipe out Vietnam's pineapple production capacity.
The official government line is the that the 911 terrorists were Muslims armed with plastic knives. Only the most naive and gullible people accept that explanation. In truth, the twin towers were brought down by heavily armed Pineapples.
If you don't believe me, try carry a pineapple with you next time you go through airport security.
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Well, that definitely won't fly entering or leaving Hawaii. They're so protective of their produce, they won't let you out with fresh fruit at all, let alone their precious pineapples.
If only pineapples were as easy to eat as satsumas.
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Sabras are the best fruit in the world. Better than clementines (though clementines are also really good).
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Thanks for the clarification. I suspect, then, that I've probably never had a clementine. Or a honey tangelo whatever the heck that was called. 
