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Re:A Month Without Sugar by fpoling on Sunday January 01, 2017 @03:06PM (#13297053)
Recently I tasted a wild orange. The seller at a health shop warned that it would be rather bitter. That was a severe understatement. Eating it was initially OK, but the bitter aftertaste was extremely strong and stayed dispute mouse washing. And I have not perceived any trace of sweetness.

So indeed nothing stays natural after a touch of civilization.

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Re:A Month Without Sugar by prostoalex on Sunday January 01, 2017 @07:37PM (#13298290)
There's a wild tangerine grove on a path I occasionally hike. The taste is so intensely sour and bitter, I've had lemons that were sweeter.
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Re:A Month Without Sugar by _audakel on Monday January 02, 2017 @01:35AM (#13299469)
Are you sure it's not a sour orange? They are a distinct breed and not really the same as sweet ones.

https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/sour_orange.html

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Re:A Month Without Sugar by kkoomi on Monday January 02, 2017 @04:57AM (#13300203)
mouse washing, LOL!
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