On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:35:04 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:19:23 -0500, Jim Elbrecht >
>wrote:
>
>> And I'll wager they don't look as pretty as yours do-- I've found them
>> in 2 markets and there are a lot of brown spots- and most are starting
>> to yellow. OTOH- they seem to be very juicy.
>
>If they're starting to yellow - that's a good thing. They're ripe.
>The hallmark of Key Limes used to be their yellow color. If they have
>blotchy brown spots, don't fret about it either. That's part of their
>description. http://www.foodreference.com/html/artkeylimes.html

Thanks for the reference. I guess the ones I saw after I had already
bought some were actually less ripe. Probably not as juicy-

They sure were 'limey'.

Jim