Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans

On Fri, 7 Mar 2025 21:33:32 +0000, 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.

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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.

Chinese folks love bitter melon. American folks, not so much. It took me
a while to figure out how to cook the stuff. One of my Chinese patients
was helpful in that regard. I used to grill a lot of my patients about
old school cooking.
As far as grapefruit soda goes, you could try Fresca or Squirt sodas. I
doubt they'll be what you're looking for.
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