After my most melodramatic post yesterday, I received an overwhelming positive response from people in my life in one way or another. I guess in different ways, we all have days like I had yesterday...that's why I'm going to leave the post published (instead of taking it down as I toyed with all day today). What's the use in growing and changing if I leave out parts of the process? It takes the bad to appreciate the good...so I'm going to appreciate the bad as well. On people....the people in my life are amazing. Period. End of story. Thank you for your kind words. They really did help.
Now...on fruit.
This 'UGLI' little bastard is officially my most favorite fruit on the entire planet!!! It's called an Ugli Fruit...really. LOL! From what I understand, it's actually a Jamaican fruit that's a cross between an orange a grapefruit and a tangerine.
This photo was taken on our vacation last week. I saw it at a farmer's market in a little town in Delaware. But I was so turned off by the looks that I only took a photo to show off its grotesqueness then put it back because I was too scared to try it. I regretted not getting one after we'd left the store. (Maybe it was a missed lesson in not judging a book by its cover?? hmmm...)
Well, flash forward to last night when I went grocery shopping at Jonesboro's local new Harp's store and what do you know?!?! They had a whole basket full of Ugli fruits. One came home with me last night. I put it in the fridge to get cold, and just a few minutes ago Jade and I opened it up. I'm telling you people, this is the best fruit I've ever had!!!! No joke!!!! I juiced the whole dag-gum thing in my canteen for tomorrow (along with 2 handfuls of spinach leaves, 2 carrots, a pear, 1/2 a lemon, 1 red apple, and 1 green apple.)!!! And I'll be making a stop by Harp's on the way home to get a few more too!!
I highly recommend you trying it!! It peels just like an orange does, and the fruit is a little larger than the fruit of a grapefruit. It's sweet and juicy!! The flesh isn't as firm as that of an orange or grapefruit, but it's comparable. Really,....go get one and try it!!!
But do not...I repeat, do NOT buy all of them tomorrow from Harp's!!! Leave some there for me!!! :P
Till next time...-M-
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