Texas Grapefruit

Texas grapefruit each winter is typically one of my favorites for eating.  First, I can usually count on the taste and quality to be good.  Second, since I live in the Midwest, freight rates from the Lower Rio Grande Valley are lower than to much farther destinations, thus retail prices are more reasonable.  So far, my store has been carrying grapefruit that is relatively small in size, but the quality and taste has been there.  One caution.  I’ve been buying it in the three-pound bags which normally contain about 7 pieces of the citrus.   However, upon close examination of the grapefruit in the bags, some bags contain one piece of fruit with a dark discoration indicating it is breaking down….Grapefruit will store longer if you refrigerate it, but I prefer keeping and eating it at room temperature for the full flavor.