In just a couple of weeks some of the these Ruby Red Grapefruit will be ripe. This is one of my favorite things about living in Florida; having a grapefruit tree in my back yard. These grapefruit are sweet with the perfect amount of tartness and make the perfect breakfast or snack. Now I wish I had a Vodka tree as well. Because there is nothing like some fresh squeezed Vodka with some grapefruit.
Dude, I hear you on the Vodka tree, but I wouldn't waste some perfectly good vodka by mixing it with grapefruit.
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ReplyDeleteSouthern Comfort and Grapefruit
Jack and Grapefruit
Grand Marnier and Grapefruit
Chivas and Grapefruit...
And so on.
um, vodka doesn't come from TREES it comes from POTATOES--you could totally grow some to make your own...
ReplyDeleteMorning!
you lucky dog!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it would good to have any alcohol with your breakfast food though, just sayin!
well if we're wishing on trees, I wish I had a chocolate tree...sigh..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tree! Bring some when you come at Christmas time! mmmmmm good! Our trees are losing their leaves, and yours are growing GRAPEFRUIT! WOW! What a difference a thousand miles(or so) makes! Isn't nature GRAND!
ReplyDeleteUgh...I hate grapefruit. But I LOVE vodka!
ReplyDeleteMy parents always told me that Money doesn't Grow on Trees but I think they were lying.....
ReplyDeleteWhen I was growing up in the clearwater area of FL we had a grapefruit tree in our backyard too, It was awesome!
Vodka doesn't come from trees? Darn. No wonder all those bottles I planted in the yard haven't sprouted.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sandy on the chocolate tree.
ReplyDeleteDid you know if you cut the grapefruit in half, sprinkle with brown sugar and broil it, it's delicious when it's chilly outside?
and don't spike it with vodka!
ohhhh, I'm with Sandy, a chocolate tree..........yummmmmmyyyyyy!
ReplyDeleteVodka comes from potatoes?? Effie, are you serious??
ReplyDeleteWe almost bought a house that happened to have a peach tree in the back yard, and I won't lie and say "Oh well, they probably weren't very good peaches anyway because this IS Indiana, not Georgia." They were darn good peaches. I'm afraid to plant one of our own at the house we DID buy because I think it was just a fluke of neighborhood soil or something.
ReplyDeleteI've got the Vodka tree here in NY - and you are more than welcome to share!!
ReplyDeletenothing better than a little vodka with grapefruit!
Mmmmmmm ... Vodkaaaaaaa ...! Have never tried it with Grapefruit but I've got a bottle of Mandarin Absolut calling to me right now!
ReplyDeleteI love ruby red grapefruit.
ReplyDeleteLucky bastard.
Bwahaha... I think the Vodka trees are right next to the champagne trees which are located by the orange groves for making Mimosas.
ReplyDeleteI could be wrong, though.
Oooh now I want a Champagne tree!!! Thanks Circus Kelli for planting (heh, pun totally intended) that craving in my head! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's one well-hung tree.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in FL, I wanted more than anything to have an orange, just once, picked straight off the tree by my own two hands and consumed right there on the spot. DH had me absolutely convinced (as did some of the locals) that if I were caught picking one off a tree as I strolled down the sidewalk that I would suffer dire consequences. It remains to this day one of my biggest regrets in life. I swear someday I WILL have a FL orange straight off the tree. but those grapefruit look mighty yummy....I love Ruby's! Mmmmmm.
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