No, these weren’t locally grown. But, I’m not about to walk by an 18 lb bag of perfectly fresh red (deep dark gorgeous red) grapefruit after tasting a sample that was sugary sweet & delicious. And, the icing on the cake? This 18 lb bag was $6.99. From a distance, we thought they were selling giant bags of blood oranges. But, on closer inspection, they were obviously grapefruit. Where did we find these gorgeous specimens? Kroger! Normally, we’re surprised to find acceptable produce at Kroger. This was a shock indeed. (We found these grapefruit at the LaVista & North Druid Hills Kroger.)
This Texas grapefruit combines the Rio Red and Star Ruby grapefruits to create one of the deepest red grapefruits available. (according to texassweet.com) According to the website, the flesh is 7-10 times redder than Ruby Red. Personally, I don’t know. I don’t have a Ruby Red to compare. But, they are a gorgeous shade of red and they are startlingly sweet. This bag is destined to be eaten, turned into marmalade, and much of the rind will be candied.
Hopefully, I’ll remember to take some pictures.
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