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JeanineAlyse in 29 Palms wrote:
> JeanineAlyse wrote, in part:
>
>>May there be anyone here that can steer
>>me to an online resource for ordering
>>-just- the Satumas, or even someone
>>willing to pick or shop to ship to me for
>>additional expected payment for their
>>trouble?
>
> warns....
>
>>Be careful when you order; "Satsuma" is
>>also the name of a type of mandarin
>>orange or tangerine commonly grown on
>>the Gulf Coast.
>
> Thank you for the clarification on this. I did find online resource for
> what is termed "Satsuma Mandarins" and simply thought this may somehow
> be some sort of a cross-breed of the plum and a citrus, and I was
> puzzled. Without your tip, I may have ordered them, so I very much
> appreciate your tell.
>
> Picky ~JA~

Consider yourself lucky that oyu didn't.
Satsuma tangerines are seedless and probably the most
tasteless, insipid member of the citrus family.

gloria p