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Alex, you said that your customers find Carrie and Angie indistinguishable. How about you? Do think Angie is as sweet? (I don't.)
Quote from: johnb51 on August 09, 2018, 09:22:46 AMAlex, you said that your customers find Carrie and Angie indistinguishable. How about you? Do think Angie is as sweet? (I don't.)The Angie's that both myself the the folks at Sulcata grove have had have been horrible spitters. One of the worst varieties I've ever had. They taste like cooked carrots. Sulcata grove says they have tried them in 3 different seasons and agree. Maybe we both just had bad luck because some people say they are good, but any comparison to Carrie is absurd IMHE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tdO4KcH63M
With Angie, resin yes. Cooked carrots no. But only medium sweet for me. Texture is firm and melting, fiber-free, perfect. I guess Southwest Florida does not bring out the best in Angie.
Quote from: johnb51 on August 09, 2018, 09:22:46 AMAlex, you said that your customers find Carrie and Angie indistinguishable. How about you? Do think Angie is as sweet? (I don't.)Yes. Angie has compared very favorably to Carrie for me, though I don’t get to eat them as much as I like (they all get sold). Now something to consider is that weather conditions at time of harvest, horticultural practices and harvesting time can all have an impact on a cvs flavor and it may be that Angie is more sensitive to changes in the above.I’ve found that Indians and Caribbean customers love the Angie and find it a more than acceptable alternative to the Carrie.If we were to take 5 properly ripened Angie and carries, cut them up and put them on separate unlabeled plates, I feel most people wouldn’t be able to tell which was which.
They may have been eaten in SW Florida, but they were grown in SE Florida.
Quote from: nighthawk0911@yahoo.com on August 09, 2018, 11:15:39 AMThey may have been eaten in SW Florida, but they were grown in SE Florida. Okay. Well, if you got them from Richard Campbell, he loves them and was the one sold everyone on them back in the beginning.
Will milk be made available to us?
Quote from: Squam256 on August 09, 2018, 11:22:20 AMQuote from: johnb51 on August 09, 2018, 09:22:46 AMAlex, you said that your customers find Carrie and Angie indistinguishable. How about you? Do think Angie is as sweet? (I don't.)Yes. Angie has compared very favorably to Carrie for me, though I don’t get to eat them as much as I like (they all get sold). Now something to consider is that weather conditions at time of harvest, horticultural practices and harvesting time can all have an impact on a cvs flavor and it may be that Angie is more sensitive to changes in the above.I’ve found that Indians and Caribbean customers love the Angie and find it a more than acceptable alternative to the Carrie.If we were to take 5 properly ripened Angie and carries, cut them up and put them on separate unlabeled plates, I feel most people wouldn’t be able to tell which was which.Alex - I will take your word for it that the ones myself & Sulcata grove have tried may not have been Angie at it's best, but are you saying nobody else has ever said they tasted like cooked carrots? Thanks. : )
Over my head, Rob. Crying over spilled milk? Tell me, nighthawk, have you tasted carrot in Neelam? Maybe it's a taste buds thing.
Quote from: bsbullie on August 09, 2018, 01:05:50 PMWill milk be made available to us?Excuse me, Dick, uh, Rob. You'll find out the answer to that question next mango season.
Folks,Are these kesar mangoes? I got these from the local Carrefour in the GCC region. It looks yellow, but it's still hard like hell. It's a small mango-3" in size. Thanks.