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Why is it called Grapefruit?

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spen-cer
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^^^why is it called grapefruit? does it have anything to do with grapes?


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Jan 10 2008 8:21PM
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VT_FLO
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because fruit slightly larger and more sour then an orange didn't have a nice flow
Jan 10 2008 8:28PM
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45.
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bahahaha
Jan 10 2008 8:33PM
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BMskier
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money$
Jan 10 2008 8:37PM
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.scott.
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that's a good question.  maybe b/c the meat is kinda like the red grape color???  but i'm colorblind so that may be way off.  i'm really curious now.
Jan 10 2008 8:42PM
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McTwist83
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one word, wikipedia. It wouldn't lie to you

Jan 10 2008 8:44PM
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2+2=5
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i love grapefruit, and i hate  people who hate them
Jan 10 2008 8:47PM
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statuswhitegirl
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Most botanists agree that the grapefruit is a cross between a Pummelo  and a sweet orange
Grapefruit, like all citrus fruit, is a Hesperidum, or a large modified berry with a thick rind.If you see grapefruit growing on a tree, you will notice that they grow in clusters. It is suggested that these clusters resemble the shape of large yellow grapes and so the fruit was called a grapefruit. Another explanation is that the premature grapefruit looks similar in shape to unripe green grapes.

Jan 10 2008 8:47PM
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samwise
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The grapefruit was known as the shaddock or shattuck until the 1800s. Its current name alludes to clusters of the fruit on the tree, which often appear similar to grapes
Jan 10 2008 8:47PM
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user098123
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They're called blood oranges in the book I'm reading. That's a baaadass name for blood oranges.
Jan 10 2008 9:04PM
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Shpadoinkle
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You are absolutely right even though you got it from the "interwebz". LOL. I have four Ruby Red Grapefruit trees and they are really sour, but my favorite grapefruit is a Chandler Pommelo. It tastes like a cross between a Tangelo (which is a really sweet orange) and a Ruby Red Grapefruit (which is of course dark pink inside).
BTW If you all want any tangelo's just PM me. No one's eating them off the trees except for the steer. Oh and they ARE organic. HAHA!
I can't believe I just advertised oranges. LOL.
Jan 10 2008 9:10PM
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user098123
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for grapefruit* haha. oops.
Jan 10 2008 9:16PM
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Shpadoinkle
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There is such thing as a Blood Orange, but it isn't a Grapefruit. It's definitely an Orange.
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Jan 10 2008 10:24PM
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user098123
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Hmm I see, I thought they meant grapefruit. Regardless, it's a badass fruit.
Jan 10 2008 10:41PM
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.Capn.
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It started as a grape but then came to america where it ate fast food and started going to gay bars that is why it is bigger and fruity now.
Jan 10 2008 10:42PM
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Stan_Darsh
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blood oranges are not grapefruit. they are a type of orange that is red, but they are actually oranges
Jan 10 2008 10:46PM
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user098123
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Because that obviously wasn't pointed out 2 posts above yours.
Jan 10 2008 10:46PM
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2+2=5
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that looks soooo good. i think ive had them before. i wish i lived on a deserted island with just orange and grapefruit trees and i'd just be picking them and cutting them up.
Jan 10 2008 10:52PM
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Stan_Darsh
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well i only read down enough to see that you were wrong so i pointed it out. but hey guess what? blood oranges arent grapefruit they are actually a type of orange that is red. entirely different from a grapefruit...
Jan 10 2008 10:53PM
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MCIRONCOCK
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Blood oranges are amazing, they're not as sour as regular oranges, more sweet. Plus, they have an awesome name. The grocery store by my house sells 'em now :D
Jan 10 2008 11:14PM
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grapesoda
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and nuggets too you need that on a deserted island.
Jan 10 2008 11:18PM
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2bi40s
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because period blood fruit wouldnt sell.
Jan 10 2008 11:41PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Ya'll want some Tangelo's? It's the sweetest Orange out there. Even sweeter than Blood Orange.
We had a pretty hard freeze this year so they are super sweet.
Jan 11 2008 12:47AM
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=Worf=
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why is it a hamburger when it is made of beef!
Jan 11 2008 10:44AM
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Alex_thedroog
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that looks amazing
Jan 11 2008 11:52AM
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Nicholas.
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because grapes are perfect and grapefruit sucks, so grapefruit was all like "yo grapes, help me out here no one likes me" and grape was like "yeah i know, i rule even when im fucked up im a raisin, i guess you can borrow my name to help you out, but heres the deal....when we are in a fruit salad together, you know how you make all the other fruits taste like you? yeah, well dont FUCK UP MY SHIT anymore and get your juices all on me and you can use my name" and grapefruit was like "aight"...so thats why its called a grapefruit, and thats why grapes dont get fucked up when you put them in fruit salad with grapefruit.
Jan 11 2008 12:03PM
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Shpadoinkle
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No idea. I've thought about it for years.
Jan 11 2008 12:38PM
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ax_murderer
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I LOVE GRAPEFRUITS SO DAMN MUCH
Jan 11 2008 12:42PM
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freezed
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because that type of sandwich originated in Hamburg, Germany.
Jan 11 2008 1:21PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Anyone want any Rube Red's? I just had one right off the tree. YUMMY!
Jan 12 2008 6:10PM
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popNfresh44
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i call mine crip oranges
Jan 12 2008 8:01PM
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skiP.E.I.
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damn, I wish I had grapefruit/tangelo trees in my backyard. climate in Newfoundland is probably not good for them.
Jan 12 2008 8:23PM
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WONTON
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blood oranges are really good  

Jan 12 2008 8:47PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Hot, humid summers, and maybe a freeze or two during the "winter".
Jan 12 2008 9:45PM
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spliff.Life
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hahahaha
Jan 12 2008 9:46PM
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Scolson
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wow that looks disgusting
Jan 12 2008 9:51PM
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FUUUCK
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shit's sick
Jan 12 2008 10:10PM
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