SC - SC- Lists of Foods
Michael Macchione
ghesmiz at UDel.Edu
Thu Apr 24 07:55:41 PDT 1997
Uduido at aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 97-04-24 09:36:45 EDT, you write:
>
> << The question is...was grapefruit discovered
> by a 15th C. explorer like I heard, or a 19th Century hybrid like
> Adamantius heard. Do you know?
> >>
>
> It appears as if both of the above are wrong! :-0 The following was taken
> verbatim from "Fieldbook of Naturqal History" , ed. Palmer/Fowler, 2nd
> Edition, pg. 228:
>
> "Native of Asia, but planted widely particularly in Florida, California,
> Texas, and Lousiana..............Introduced commersially into the United
> States in 1809............"
>
> It goes on to say that the pink-fleshed type, Thompson and Foster varieties
> have been developed since then.
>
> What a hoot! Who'd have tho't! :-)
>
> Lord Ras
As I said, I couldn't remember the source of that info...it may have
been something similar like the pomelo. I'll try to find the source
after the weekend.
Toodle-pip!
Adamantius
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