Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans

On 3/7/2025 4:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-03-07 3:03 p.m., dsi1 wrote:

On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:27:03 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
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I once made a ruby grapefruit sorbet. It was very good. I was able to
get away with small servings of it.  It was pretty easy to make.All I
had to do was make some simple syrup, cool it and then mix it with some
red grapefruit juice and into the ice cream maker.

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It sounds excellent. In my old age, I started appreciating bitter melon
and grapefruit. Bitter melon is supposed to lower blood sugar levels.
Well, that's what the Chinese say. I guess I'd rather eat bitter melon
than bitter grapefruit.

 Anna, a former member of the group, spoke about bitter melon in a negative way. Her parents were Chinese and it was a part of the family food tradition that she never liked.
The bitterness of grapefruit is part of its charm. The combination of sweet, sour and bitter works well together, though perhaps a little overpowering.  I love it but can't eat it. My wife  can eat it but rarely does.  I used to love grapefruit flavoured pop. It was quite popular when I was a kid but I don't recall seeing any of the major brands carrying it in ages.
 

It was not always grapefruit.  Pomelo and shaddock it how it was known.
Here is some history of the Grapefruit introduced to Florida in 1846.
This is a sign posted at a local market, Detwiler's that I frequent.
https://postimg.cc/tnsnhM7J