Strange fruit?

Question

We got a piece of fruit off of my boyfriend's grandfather's tree. We were told it was a type of grapefruit but i am not sure. The outside looks like a lemon, but it is very large (size of a cantaloupe perhaps). We were also told you can boil it with sugar and serve over ice cream (a spanish dish)...please help! I want to find a recipe but i need to know what it's called.

Answer 1

Hello. I think I know this fruit. It is extremely sour, the smell is soft, In Latin American Countries it is used to make preserves, only with the white "peeling" not the green one, nor the interior of the fruit. It is named "TORONJA" and you have to use lots of sugar to prepare it. The candy is delicious, believe me. I wish we are speaking of the same fruit. Your description is very clear and as soon as I read it, I knew you have a Toronja. (Sorry I don't know any name in English for it).

Answer 2

Are you aware that "Strange Fruit" is the title of a song about a lynching in the south?

Strange Fruit" is a song most famously performed by Billie Holiday that condemns American racism, particularly the practice of lynching and burning African Americans that was prevalent in the South at the time when it was written.

"Strange Fruit" began as a poem about the lynching of a black man written by Abel Meeropol, a Jewish schoolteacher from the Bronx. Meeropol used the pseudonym "Lewis Allen" for the work. The poem was set to music and performed at teachers' union meetings.

Holiday approached Columbia about recording the song, but was refused due to the subject matter. She arranged to record it with an alternate label, Commodore, Milt Gabler's alternative jazz label in 1939. She would record two major sessions at Commodore, one in 1939 and one in 1944. "Strange Fruit" was highly regarded and admired by intellectuals, and is in a large part responsible for Holiday's widespread popularity.

Answer 3

I'd have to see the fruit to be sure, but from your description it sounds like a pomelo. It looks like a giant grapefruit, but when you break into it the pith is very thick. I've never eaten one, but have seen them in the grocery store. Hope this helped.

Answer 4

Call your local extension office and see if you can take it over there. You can also call any Universities or High Schools to have a biologist look at them...they might know?

Answer 5

its a lemalope!!!!!