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Oro Blanco Grapefruit

By The FruitGuys on December 4, 2013

A hybrid developed in 1958 at UC Riverside, yellow oro blanco gets its puffy coat from pomelo and sweet spritzy flavor from white grapefruit. Its thick skin and mild, seedless flesh create a nice …

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Maybe you think I write too much about my kids. I kind of agree, but man, do they give me good material. Last week, for example, when I told them we would be getting pluots for this week’s cases, they …

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Balance the Beat

By Chris Mittelstaedt on May 15, 2011

My daughters are in a rock band. One plays bass and the other drums. My 10-year old drummer has a problem with The Go-Go’s song “We Got The Beat.” “I keep losing my beat,” she says. “Have you looked …

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Myth Buster

By Chris Mittelstaedt on November 19, 2009

By Chris Mittelstaedt On May 12th, 2007, the kids are still awake. My daughter has a quizzical look on her face as she skeptically slides her freshly-lost tooth under her pillow in a legal-sized …

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hybrid fruit

Oro Blanco Grapefruit

Plu…ots

Balance the Beat

Myth Buster

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