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EightBall
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2011 Feb 22, 3:46am
Orange trees take decades to sweeten. It was just 10 years ago, that Florida eradicated all of the Oranges in Florida after a blight epidemic. They even went around the State and pulled and mulched peoples Citrus tress on private property.
I wasn't aware this ever happened - I have some relatives that used to bring me a bag of oranges that they'd get from a flea market in Tampa that were awesome and this was 4-5 years ago. Unfortunately, they fly instead of drive now and don't bring home any oranges. They always had some brown spots/imperfections on them but they tasted a helluva lot better than the neon-orange ones available in the store.
MAGA
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2011 Feb 22, 4:51am
I love California oranges. Very juicy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davalamo/5264408649/in/set-72157625607450718/
Passing out fruit and sugar-free treats at Veterans Home.
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Is it me or do they really suck this year? I generally look forward to this time of year but I've resorted to California oranges - even when they are old and wrinkled from the trip across the country they are still better this year than the ones from Florida.