*** Quoting Barbara McNay from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 > are a bannana related family with a tang of almost
 > citrus .

BM> I have a book somewhere on fruits and vegetables of the world, which s
BM> that lemons and limes occurred in sweet varieties, also.  My take on t
BM> was that there are fruits that look like regular lemons and limes, but
BM> which are sweet and can be eaten as is without additional sweetening.
BM>  Cumquats have always been available in season in US grocery stores in
BM> cities where I have lived, though probably not out in the boonies.

It's possible but I havent run across them except for the variation of the
¨calamansi which is edible that way straight though a bit tangy.

On the cumquat, you are used to the citrus version I imagine?  There's
another ¨one that isnt a citrus at all.  It's actually a common misname to
cal it that ¨as you have probably the 'classic one' in mind with the edible
peel.

                                       xxcarol

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