> *** 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.

Yes, it's the citrus one I'm familiar with, the size of the nail segment of
your thumb, and greenish or orange.  I never was overly fond of them.

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