On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:18:47 -0700, "The Ranger"
> wrote:

>George Shirley > wrote in message
.. .
>> The Ranger wrote:
>>> While out-and-about dining in San Jose today, I
>>> stumbled upon a fruit vendor selling these monsters!
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:JackfruitLift.JPG
>>>
>>> Unable to resist, I purchased one of the "smaller" sizes!
>>> Sweetness'! Even the smaller one was 18 lbs! It's
>>> delicious, though! The daughter-units (and three friends)
>>> are digging in and going to town on the thing!
>>>
>>> Did I mention they're delicious?!
>>>
>> They are delicious. One of my fondest memories of trips
>> to Thailand is the street vendors selling bags of Jackfruit
>> for one baht. This was when 20 baht was one US dollar.
>> Thanks for reminding me.
>
>This particular street vendor was also selling lychees,
>mangosteens, nectarines, and Philippine mangos at reasonable
>prices. I was told she was also selling durian but my nose said
>different.
>
>The Ranger
>
I love good Jack Fruit too, boiled, peeled and dipped in butter. BUT
beware all Jack Fruit is not the same. We had one growing on our farm
and had to cut it down, after my excitement at finding it, because it
tasted nasty. As a kid I remember my mother getting Jack Fruit from
only a particular tree. Oh that was a yummy one! Your vendor
obviously had the right kind.

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