Re: Mango mania


Reminds me of when we lived in Hawai'i - mango season was like when  
the zucchini ripens in the midwest - you tried to avoid all the  
"friends" with the shopping bags full of fruit!

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jul 1, 2006, at 11:35 AM, james singer wrote:

> Mangos began to ripen this last week. Fortunately not all at once  
> so far, but four or five a day. Friday, I made 5 half-pints of jam;  
> they're so sweet, I didn't use any sugar [but I did add about a  
> pint of fresh pineapple to the mix]--and it came out great. Ms  
> Fatma was so impressed, she rushed out and bought a pint of French  
> vanilla ice cream so she could use the jam as topping. There are  
> about 50 fruits still on the big tree and a combined five on the  
> two small trees, which means the mania will likely continue for a  
> couple more weeks.
>
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>
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