Les Albert wrote:
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> On Wed, 14 May 2008 08:49:58 -0500, hymie_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (hymie!) wrote:
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> >Greetings. I hope somebody can teach me about oranges.
> >I like Clementines. They are sweet and easy to peel. They are not
> >squirt-yourself-in-the-eye juicy.
> >However, if it's not Clementine season, if I go to the store to buy
> >oranges, I invariably get oranges I don't like. Most of the time, they
> >are too difficult for me to peel them.
> >So, based on the above three criteria, what other types of oranges am I
> >likely to enjoy?
> >Thanks.
>
> Unless you are opposed to genetically altered food, you would probably
> enjoy the Talon orange. It is an orange bred to have a zippered skin.
> You will probably also enjoy reading "Oranges" by John McPhee:
>
> http://www.johnmcphee.com/oranges.htm
>
> Les
You _never_ see any McPhee books at the thrift stores. I'd bet
that's cuz he writes so well. I like everything I've ever read by
him in the NYer.
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