Post #121911 by pablus on Tue, Oct 26, 2004 8:38 PM

Rusty Key, who many of you met at the Hukilau, is a citrus farmer.

Rusty even has persimmons growing. Other rare fruits, as well.

I've learned quite a bit from him and all of the many people I collect and even, yes, "borrow" oranges and grapefruits and limes and lemons from every season.

NAFTA left many abandoned smaller groves scattered all over the place and when I see a grove like that I feel I'm rescuing the fruit. But criminal apologetics aside, I'm not a big fan of key limes. I think they taste like a cross between a sour orange and a lime. But they're pretty good with a sweeter drink that just needs a hint of lime rather than a lime focus. My favorite drink is the Demerara Dry Float, btw, and it is most sour. I'm a lime, lemon freak.

Ona Koka has a lime tree in his in-laws' yard that frequently provides us 4 or 5 dozen for libations and they are fantastic.
They are the normal variety.

Here's a trick I learned from a chef friend of mine who won a lot of cooking awards in Thailand, a lime capital - when you're selecting limes or lemons - look for the smoothest skin possible.

Mmmmm, boy I'm thirsty now.
You people need to shut up. :wink: