Monty by Jim Meddick for May 14, 2012

Yet another reason, if one is seeking for a reason, not to eat grapefruit. (I always found it too bitter, except for pink grapefruit, sprinkled with sugar.)

grapefruit juice gets in your eye. wait, no, that’s smoke

So THAT’S why Moondog wears his sunglasses indoors.

Safety sunglasses!

I’m a produce manager at our local grocery store. People will ask me “How are the grapefruit? Are they sweet?”. I hate the smell and taste of most citrus fruit (long story). I have to say…“Uhhhhhh….sure. They are great”. Although I hate them and don’t eat them. Actually I usually say I don’t eat them.

I have grapefruit growing in my yard and they are sweet enough for my taste; this is just about the end of the season however, starting to get over-ripe (too sweet).

My youngest grandson had some last time he was here and his mom covered it with sugar. I never use sweetner on my fruit, tho’ I use a packet of stevia in my hot cocoa. Also use stevia if I drink the juice of a lime (with some ice water).

Don’t any of you slice the grapefruit into segments prior to eating? I always did that for my late wife, and popped a maraschino cherry on top for decoration.

As my father used to say, “There’s more to a grapefruit than what meets the eye”

sugar doesn’t sweeten grapefruit, but salt does. sprinkle a little on top and there is yummy! (seriously, try it)

I hate grapefruit whether it’s pink or yellow. But my two older kids always loved them. They’d eat all the sections and then squeeze the juice into a cup and drink it down.

My dad used to put salt on watermelon…It really wasn’t that bad….I wouldn’t say it makes it sweeter though..