In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > Omelet wrote:
> >
> >> In article
> >> >,
> >> Sheldon > wrote:
> >>
> >>>> All our Galas are grown locally down in the valley.
> >>>>
> >>>> So are the Ruby Grapefruit.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jealous yet?
> >>> Nope. I betcha your hot weather galas are not even close to those
> >>> grown in NYS.
> >> Bet they are. ;-)
> >> They are pure ambrosia.
> >>
> >>> But I pretty much have to buy my ruby red in two quart
> >>> containers...
> >> Sucks to be you. <g>
> >>
> >>> I buy Florida's Natural, often on sale at $1.99. I
> >>> never see any brand of grapefruit juice from Texas here... perhaps
> >>> yours are all eating grapefruit,
> >> Likely.
> >>
> >>> those I can get, but they are too
> >>> expensive to juice for my Crystal Palace. If I could grow my own
> >>> citrus I would but it won't survive here
> >> Seriously, I'd be willing to send you some in season. The Texas ruby
> >> reds are some of the best grapefruit I've ever had.
> >
> >
> > I order from this place in Harlingen, reasonable prices include free
> > shipping; they are indeed scrumptious:
> >
> > http://www.pittmandavis.com/
> >
> >
> I live in Harlingen, TX. I buy my grapefruit at the farmers' market in
> Weslaco. We let the Ruby Reds go to your outsiders and keep the (better)
> Rio Reds for ourselves. If you like Ruby Reds, you will love Rio Reds.
>
> We have boxed them up along with some of our famous oranges and shipped
> them north to our friends in the north.
>
> WE have navel oranges, Mars oranges and my favorites the pineapple
> oranges that make the best juice (and screwdrivers) ever.

Have you seen the blood oranges yet? They are getting to be more common
now in season.
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain