There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
aloha,
Cea

>By OSKAR GARCIA
>Associated Press
>
>HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida, but Hawaii.
>
>The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March.
>
>According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>
>President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell within the state.
>
>Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:23:17 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:

>There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>aloha,
>Cea
>
>>By OSKAR GARCIA
>>Associated Press
>>
>>HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida, but Hawaii.
>>
>>The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March.
>>
>>According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>>
>>President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell within the state.
>>
>>Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

thanks for the heads up. I hope that Costco will be able to carry
them Costco carries the best avocados, i.e., large, undamaged for a
reasonable price compared to the damaged ones elsewhere. Your Sharwil
avocado is beautiful. I look forward to trying some.
Janet US

On 9/11/2013 12:23 PM, pure kona wrote:
> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
> aloha,
> Cea
>

I think that might be good. People frequently give me avocados from
their backyard and boy are they huge. The ones in the supermarket from
the mainland are ridiculously small. Hopefully, they'll get to see what
a real avocado looks like.

>> By OSKAR GARCIA
>> Associated Press
>>
>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida, but Hawaii.
>>
>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March.
>>
>> According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>>
>> President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell within the state.
>>
>> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

On 9/11/2013 6:23 PM, pure kona wrote:
> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
> aloha,
> Cea
>
>> By OSKAR GARCIA
>> Associated Press
>>
>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida, but Hawaii.
>>
>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March.
>>
>> According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>>
>> President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell within the state.
>>
>> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

That's nice! For the avocado farmers there and for some folks on the
mainland.

Jill

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:23:17 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:

> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news

Good for us, bad for you! Maybe Hass will have some real competition
and lower prices here, but prices are sure to go up for you as the
supply dwindles. Find recent comments about the price of lamb in New
Zealand and various seafood in Tasmania.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:07:05 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> I think that might be good. People frequently give me avocados from
> their backyard and boy are they huge. The ones in the supermarket from
> the mainland are ridiculously small. Hopefully, they'll get to see what
> a real avocado looks like.

With any luck, they won't be the flavorless footballs Florida tried to
sell us a few years ago.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:23:17 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:

> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship
> Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states
Why do Hawaii growers have to be "allowed" to sell their produce
wherever in the US they want? Do (say) Florida or California growers
have to be allowed to sell their produce in other states?

--
Bob
www.kanyak.com

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:55:57 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:23:17 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:
>
>>There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>>aloha,
>>Cea
>>
>>>By OSKAR GARCIA
>>>Associated Press
>>>
>>>HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida, but Hawaii.
>>>
>>>The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March.
>>>
>>>According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>>>
>>>President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell within the state.
>>>
>>>Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
>
>thanks for the heads up. I hope that Costco will be able to carry
>them Costco carries the best avocados, i.e., large, undamaged for a
>reasonable price compared to the damaged ones elsewhere. Your Sharwil
>avocado is beautiful. I look forward to trying some.
>Janet US

Hope you get to Janet. I think the regulations are quite strict- pack
them in a certified warehouse etc. but I don't really have the
details. They will be yummy- once you have them.

aloha,
Cea

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:51:50 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:55:57 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> thanks for the heads up. I hope that Costco will be able to carry
>> them Costco carries the best avocados, i.e., large, undamaged for a
>> reasonable price compared to the damaged ones elsewhere. Your Sharwil
>> avocado is beautiful. I look forward to trying some.
>
>Every time I got to Costco I pick up a bag of avocados. They are the
>most consistent avocados anywhere.
>
>Are the Sharwil's that much different than a Hass? As long as they're
>not like Florida avos, which are pretty lame IMO. They don't even
>sell them around here.
>
>-sw

Sharwil are much superior to Haas. Try one and be sure to post yopur
honest thought. May be some time yet, though. I just posted the
preliminary news that we farmers get- in Hawaii.

aaloha,
Cea

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:07:05 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

>On 9/11/2013 12:23 PM, pure kona wrote:
>> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>> aloha,
>> Cea
>>
>
>I think that might be good. People frequently give me avocados from
>their backyard and boy are they huge. The ones in the supermarket from
>the mainland are ridiculously small. Hopefully, they'll get to see what
>a real avocado looks like.
>
agreed. We have so many Sharwil and we send them interisland but we
won't have the necessary packing "house" that I think...the
regulations will demand- to send them out of Hawaii.

aloha,
Cea

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:55:46 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:07:05 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:
>
>> I think that might be good. People frequently give me avocados from
>> their backyard and boy are they huge. The ones in the supermarket from
>> the mainland are ridiculously small. Hopefully, they'll get to see what
>> a real avocado looks like.
>
>With any luck, they won't be the flavorless footballs Florida tried to
>sell us a few years ago.

Nope You will be amazed at the flavor of ripe Sharwils.

aloha,
Cea

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:08:23 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>
>That's nice! For the avocado farmers there and for some folks on the
>mainland.
>
>Jill

Yes Jill it will. The Hawaii Avocado Association has spent lots of
time and I am sure money, trying to get our avocados to you It is
good news.

aloha,
Cea

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:53:49 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:23:17 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:
>
>> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>
>Good for us, bad for you! Maybe Hass will have some real competition
>and lower prices here, but prices are sure to go up for you as the
>supply dwindles. Find recent comments about the price of lamb in New
>Zealand and various seafood in Tasmania.

I think I understand what you said. We have one tree - a constant
bearing Sharwil. We never pay for avocados- lucky us. And we do love
them. All is good.

aloha,
Cea

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:05:29 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:
snip
>
>Which is fine with me, We get really cheap Mexican avocados here
>sometimes 4 or 5 for $1. Average price is $.50 for a small-medium
>avocado. Large ones are $1. You can bet the Hawaiian variety won't
>be cheap. Heck, even the CA ones are pretty expensive.
>
>-sw
Every time that I have bought one of the small ones from supermarket,
the pit has been large in relation to overall size and the flavor of
the fruit meat disappointing.
Janet US

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:20:07 -1000, pure kona
> wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:55:46 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:07:05 -1000, dsi1
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I think that might be good. People frequently give me avocados from
> >> their backyard and boy are they huge. The ones in the supermarket from
> >> the mainland are ridiculously small. Hopefully, they'll get to see what
> >> a real avocado looks like.
> >
> >With any luck, they won't be the flavorless footballs Florida tried to
> >sell us a few years ago.
>
> Nope You will be amazed at the flavor of ripe Sharwils.
>
Honestly, you have me salivating in anticipation of Hawaiian avocados

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

pure kona wrote:
> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
> aloha,
> Cea
>
>> By OSKAR GARCIA
>> Associated Press
>>
>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
>> but Hawaii.
>>
>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
>> states between November and March.
>>
>> According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal
>> Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an
>> option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most
>> grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>>
>> President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers
>> mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds
>> of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell
>> within the state.
>>
>> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
all that? It's not like they're even another country.

-S-

On 9/12/2013 8:10 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> pure kona wrote:
>> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news

>>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
>>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
>>> but Hawaii.
>>>
>>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
>>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
>>> states between November and March.

> Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
> avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
> all that? It's not like they're even another country.

Cea will correct me if I'm wrong, just searching on Sharwil avocados
(wondering if they are coming to my state) brought up a fruit fly
issue.

nancy

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:30:29 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> They just turn
> black inside.
>
> =-sw

Like yer nuts?

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:05:29 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> We get really cheap Mexican avocados here
> sometimes 4 or 5 for $1.

Ah yes, e coli time...

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:51:50 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Every time I got to Costco I pick up a bag of avocados.

Rememebr to take the see out before you sodomize them.

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:50:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:13:17 -0600, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:05:29 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>> snip
>>>
>>>Which is fine with me, We get really cheap Mexican avocados here
>>>sometimes 4 or 5 for $1. Average price is $.50 for a small-medium
>>>avocado. Large ones are $1. You can bet the Hawaiian variety won't
>>>be cheap. Heck, even the CA ones are pretty expensive.
>>>
>> Every time that I have bought one of the small ones from supermarket,
>> the pit has been large in relation to overall size and the flavor of
>> the fruit meat disappointing.
>
>They are hit or miss (60% hit, 40% miss). Sometimes the pits are as
>small as black olive, other times they can take up 1/3rd the space.
>My last batch of Costco avocados had huge pits whereas they're usually
>just average sized.
>
>-sw

Wow, I was surprised to read that. We get a few different varities
here, but I have never had one with a small stone. They (the stone)
are always the size of a walnut or larger. Genrally we have very good
quality fruit.

JB

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:42:07 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 9/12/2013 8:10 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
> > pure kona wrote:
> >> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>
> >>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
> >>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
> >>> but Hawaii.
> >>>
> >>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
> >>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
> >>> states between November and March.
>
> > Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
> > avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
> > all that? It's not like they're even another country.
>
> Cea will correct me if I'm wrong, just searching on Sharwil avocados
> (wondering if they are coming to my state) brought up a fruit fly
> issue.
>
We have to consider Hawaii a foreign country when it comes to the
insect & plant disease issues. At least it's easy to isolate them due
to the island nature of the place, unlike infestations that happen in
the contiguous lower 48.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 9/12/2013 7:56 AM, sf wrote:
> We have to consider Hawaii a foreign country when it comes to the
> insect & plant disease issues. At least it's easy to isolate them due
> to the island nature of the place, unlike infestations that happen in
> the contiguous lower 48.
>
>
It's more like another planet. Most new species introduced here either
don't survive to go crazy in an environment with no natural
predators/enemies. For some species, everyday is a fight to continue to
exist and for others, it's just another day where they get stronger and
take over more space. In our small patch of land in the middle of
nowhere, we've managed to kill off more species than any other place on
the planet of similar acreage.

My understanding is that the mainland is mostly concerned about our
fruit flies which is why fruit going out is screened or not allowed.

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 23:30:29 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:20:07 -1000, pure kona wrote:
>
>> Nope You will be amazed at the flavor of ripe Sharwils.
>
>One of the USDA stipulations is they cannot be shipped ripe. ANd
>often times unripe avocados don't ripen well at home. They just turn
>black inside.
>
>=-sw
you are right. Maybe they'll be better than Haas- anyway? The
potential is there

aloha

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:10:25 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

>pure kona wrote:
>> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>> aloha,
>> Cea
>>
>>> By OSKAR GARCIA
>>> Associated Press
>>>
>>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
>>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
>>> but Hawaii.
>>>
>>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
>>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
>>> states between November and March.
>>>
>>> According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal
>>> Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an
>>> option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most
>>> grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>>>
>>> President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers
>>> mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds
>>> of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell
>>> within the state.
>>>
>>> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
>
>Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
>avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
>all that? It's not like they're even another country.
>
>-S-
>
Right. Look up Calavo- the California Avocado PAC. They seemed to be
worried about fruit flies from Hawaii originally, but imho, they are
worried about their large acreage of Haas avocados. Plenty of money
invested by Calavo.

aloha,
Cea

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:42:07 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 9/12/2013 8:10 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
>> pure kona wrote:
>>> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>
>>>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
>>>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
>>>> but Hawaii.
>>>>
>>>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
>>>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
>>>> states between November and March.
>
>> Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
>> avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
>> all that? It's not like they're even another country.
>
>Cea will correct me if I'm wrong, just searching on Sharwil avocados
>(wondering if they are coming to my state) brought up a fruit fly
>issue.
>
>nancy
ostensibly

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:42:33 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> On 9/12/2013 7:56 AM, sf wrote:
> > We have to consider Hawaii a foreign country when it comes to the
> > insect & plant disease issues. At least it's easy to isolate them due
> > to the island nature of the place, unlike infestations that happen in
> > the contiguous lower 48.
> >
> >
> It's more like another planet. Most new species introduced here either
> don't survive to go crazy in an environment with no natural
> predators/enemies. For some species, everyday is a fight to continue to
> exist and for others, it's just another day where they get stronger and
> take over more space. In our small patch of land in the middle of
> nowhere, we've managed to kill off more species than any other place on
> the planet of similar acreage.
>
> My understanding is that the mainland is mostly concerned about our
> fruit flies which is why fruit going out is screened or not allowed.

IMO, fruit flies are the least of any problems... because fruit flies
come in from everywhere as it is.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 9/12/2013 8:16 PM, sf wrote:
>
> IMO, fruit flies are the least of any problems... because fruit flies
> come in from everywhere as it is.
>
Evidently, we have species of fruit flies that are not found on the
mainland. Probably the most dangerous one for the mainland is the
Mediterranean fruit fly. My understanding is that CA growers are scared
to death of these things. There's also other beetles, weevils, and
critter larvae that Hawaii tries to contain. There is a separate
inspection line for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I'd sure like to
carry some fruit to the mainland but mostly, that's not allowed. That's
the breaks.

On 9/12/2013 9:42 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 9/12/2013 8:10 AM, Steve Freides wrote:
>> pure kona wrote:
>>> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>
>>>> HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon
>>>> have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida,
>>>> but Hawaii.
>>>>
>>>> The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii
>>>> growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S.
>>>> states between November and March.
>
>> Forgive my ignorance, but why would the USDA ever _not_ allow Hawaiian
>> avocados to be sold on the mainland? What happened to free commerce and
>> all that? It's not like they're even another country.
>
> Cea will correct me if I'm wrong, just searching on Sharwil avocados
> (wondering if they are coming to my state) brought up a fruit fly
> issue.
>
> nancy
>
According to what Steve posted, "Distribution
limited to the following States: CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS,
KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, PA, RI, SD,
UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY."

It looks like you'll be able to find Sharwil's. I won't. I haven't
been buying avocados this year. The price of the avocados I see at
Publix make me just keep on walking.

Jill

On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:41:09 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> I haven't
> been buying avocados this year. The price of the avocados I see at
> Publix make me just keep on walking.

The price is appalling: 4 for $5 last week. The claim on the sign is
"large" but they are quite small.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:48:03 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> They won't be available in California or any adjacent state.

So you'll keep cruising the Texaas glory holes, right fag?

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:50:07 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> They are hit or miss (60% hit, 40% miss). Sometimes the pits are as
> small as black olive,

Sorta like when you cruise the truck stops for cawk, eh Sqwerty?

On Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:49:01 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Nobody in the thread has spelled it correctly yet ;-)
>
> -sw

sw = needle dick.

On 9/13/2013 8:33 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:41:09 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> I haven't
>> been buying avocados this year. The price of the avocados I see at
>> Publix make me just keep on walking.
>
> The price is appalling: 4 for $5 last week. The claim on the sign is
> "large" but they are quite small.
>
Yes, they're small. I used to buy Hass avocados for my mother. She
loved them. Somehow I managed to choose them just perfectly ripe. I'm
not expert about that. I was lucky.

Which reminds me. Mom loved avocados so much she ordered a bikini (swim
suit) for me when I was about sixteen. She saw an ad for [probably
California] avocados in a "women's magazine". They had an order form
for a swimsuit to promote avocados. She sent off for it. Weird but true.

I didn't understand avocados when I was sixteen. I didn't taste an
avocado until I was in my 30's. But Mom bought me an avocado bikini. LOL

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/13/2013 8:33 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:41:09 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't
>>> been buying avocados this year. The price of the avocados I see at
>>> Publix make me just keep on walking.
>>
>> The price is appalling: 4 for $5 last week. The claim on the sign is
>> "large" but they are quite small.
>>
> Yes, they're small. I used to buy Hass avocados for my mother. She loved
> them. Somehow I managed to choose them just perfectly ripe. I'm not
> expert about that. I was lucky.
>
> Which reminds me. Mom loved avocados so much she ordered a bikini (swim
> suit) for me when I was about sixteen. She saw an ad for [probably
> California] avocados in a "women's magazine". They had an order form for
> a swimsuit to promote avocados. She sent off for it. Weird but true.
>
> I didn't understand avocados when I was sixteen. I didn't taste an
> avocado until I was in my 30's. But Mom bought me an avocado bikini. LOL

Long ago 'avocado' bathroom suites were very popular Not with me I
hasten to add Problem was, many people couldn't say it properly and
called them 'advocado'
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On 9/13/2013 4:21 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 9/12/2013 8:16 PM, sf wrote:
>>
>> IMO, fruit flies are the least of any problems... because fruit flies
>> come in from everywhere as it is.
>>
> Evidently, we have species of fruit flies that are not found on the
> mainland. Probably the most dangerous one for the mainland is the
> Mediterranean fruit fly. My understanding is that CA growers are scared
> to death of these things. There's also other beetles, weevils, and
> critter larvae that Hawaii tries to contain. There is a separate
> inspection line for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. I'd sure like to
> carry some fruit to the mainland but mostly, that's not allowed. That's
> the breaks.


For decades we used to stop at he Ag Inspection station on I-40 going
into Arizona. If you had any fruit, they confiscated it. I believe that
was the MedFly plague. Some years ago (10?) the stations disappeared.

I suppose they killed all the med flies...

On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 5:23:17 PM UTC-5, pure kona wrote:
> There is hope. Found this today in the Hawaii news
>
> aloha,
>
> Cea
>
>
>
> >By OSKAR GARCIA
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> >Associated Press
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> >
>
> >HONOLULU (AP) - Guacamole connoisseurs around the U.S. will soon have a new domestic avocado to try - not from California or Florida, but Hawaii.
>
> >
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> >The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March.
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> >
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> >According to a USDA rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the shipments will help give shoppers an option to buy domestic avocados during winter months, when most grocery stores stock avocados from Mexico instead.
>
> >
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> >President Tom Benton of the Hawaii Avocado Association says growers mostly on the Big Island and Maui produce roughly 1 million pounds of the fruit each year, but until now have only been able to sell within the state.
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> >
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> >Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


The USDA is going to "let" Hawaii ship its agricultural products to other states. Thanks, USDA, that's mighty ****ing white of ya.

On 9/13/2013 9:34 AM, casa contenta wrote:
>
> For decades we used to stop at he Ag Inspection station on I-40 going
> into Arizona. If you had any fruit, they confiscated it. I believe that
> was the MedFly plague. Some years ago (10?) the stations disappeared.
>
> I suppose they killed all the med flies...

It's just a fly, what's the harm in a little fly? What the heck, sooner
or later these bugs will find a way into a region. If it was up to me,
we'd just let fruits go wherever people want to take them. The only
thing I really care about is keeping snakes off this rock!

On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:52:42 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> Maybe when you know some "Haas's", then you'll get a pass.
>
> -sw

Go gargle with mayo, dipshit.

On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:04:48 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> The ceramic shade you're talking about is called celedon. It's actually
> quite lovely. I gave my brother a set of celedon plates and bowls when
> he became interested in Chinese cooking. He later bought a matching tea
> set.

I think he's talking about the green that used to be in waiting rooms
- it was more of a lime than celedon. Celedon is lovely, lime green
of the '60s wasn't.

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