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Two food items have been stars in our home this past week:

Sumo Mandarins.  Have you heard of them?  They are a piece of heaven on earth.  Being the picky eater I am, my fruit must be perfect.  There's nothing I love more than the clementines we used to buy in Germany (well, a good melon does take the cake...), but I have been unable to find the same quality clementines here.  They look the same, and they are packaged the same, but they are definitely not tasty.

I was looking forward to the cruise for the oranges they serve.  Last year, we ate them like candy, because they were just as good as any candy.  Sweet, juicy and wonderful.  This year, they were dry and sour.

So, our local Wegman's was giving out free samples of Sumo Mandarins.  They are the biggest clementines/nectarines I have ever seen, and we are devouring them.  Wouldn't it figure that they have a super short growing season, and they spoil within a week, so we can only enjoy them for a very short time?

It looks like the child's hands are small in this picture, and that the Sumo is big because of it, but the oranges are actually that HUGE (hence the name Sumo).

Shamrock Shakes.  Yes, the ones from McDonald's.  Johannah loves them and anticipates their arrival in February like none other.  Tonight is the last night they are serving them, and so John has gone on an errand (at 10:25 p.m.) to fetch her one last Shamrock Shake.  I love mint, but a whole shake full of it?  I can't quite do it, but she can!

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  1. The KennedysMarch 25, 2012 at 11:25 AM

    Our family shared 2 shamrock shakes this year and they are pretty yummy! You do need to be a "mint" person though. Maybe Johannah would love mint juleps like they serve at Disneyland? They are SO delicious in the summer and you make a syrup you keep in the fridge to add to club soda and ice.

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  2. UnknownApril 13, 2012 at 9:51 AM

    Are you sure they are done serving them. We were in McDonald's in Hill Plaze this past Wed and they were still advertising them.

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