On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 00:19:16 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Christine Dabney wrote:
>
>> Ambrosia is a classic in itself, at least the variant I knew, with
>> citrus fruit and grated coconut. Another holiday dish.
>>
>> Christine
>
>The reason that it was a "holiday dish" was that citrus was probably
>pretty dear in many places years ago, I reckon? It wasn't until we got
>so adept at fast long distance transportation that things became
>commonplace on a daily basis.

Yes, that was my thinking as well. Those were the days when an orange
in your Christmas stocking was a rare treat.

I always think of Ambrosia as being a southern dish though..and citrus
was more available in the south it seemed.

Christine