Doug Kanter wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>>George Shirley wrote:
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>>>Jennyanniedots wrote:
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>>>>I bought a little bag of what I believe are kumquats (little
>>>>olive-shaped orange citrus fruits) at the Asian market. I have no idea
>>>>how to eat them. Suggestions?
>>>
>>>Oblong jobs? Probably the tart kumquat. I have both the round and the
>>>oblong, the round ones are sweet and have 4 seeds each, the oblong are
>>>generally seedless. Wash and dry then just eat, you eat peel and all, do
>>>it outside and you can just spit the seeds in the air. My youngest
>>>grandkids (7 & 5) and both my greatgrands (5 & 2), love to eat the
>>>things. My Dad taught me how to stand around a bush of them and eat and
>>>spit, I taught both my kids, and they taught theirs, etc.
>>
>>What do you mean teach how to eat from a bush and spit... are you
>>talking chimpanzees?
>>
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> Remember some of the discussions here about people you hope you never have
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Didn't see the post about chimpanzees but, no, it's a fun thing for
little kids who generally aren't allowed to spit at all. I'm very sorry
for both of you that your parents didn't allow you to have fun at all.

They were spitting seeds, as in what people do when they spit watermelon
seeds at an outdoor picnic.

George, who trys to be thick-skinned around this bunch