Comments on: Sister, Can You Spare a Ximenia Caffra Fruit?

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:37:23 +0000

Thanks Lisa and Local Girl, I appreciate your stopping by!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:27:54 +0000

Cute story. I think we all have one of those from a childhood. We all so easily and readily believe everything we are told when we are little.

Here via the carnival of family life.

By: An Island Life » Carnival of Family Life #40

An Island Life » Carnival of Family Life #40 — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:24:32 +0000

[...] Do you know what a Xigua is? Well, Kate of Babylune is desperately looking for one. Read her hilarious story in Sister, Can You Spare a Ximenia Caffra Fruit? [...]

By: Babylune - Results of the Eating the Alphabet Challenge

Babylune - Results of the Eating the Alphabet Challenge — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:54:41 +0000

[...] We ate 25 out of 26 letters. While I could have legitimately, it turns out, called watermelon xigua, I used it for W. And, the Ximenia caffra fruit from South Africa (also known as Large Sour Plum) eluded me. But, I will find it…eventually. [...]

By: local girl

local girl — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:06:49 +0000

This post was hilarious. It will make me think twice before I make something up to my girls again! LOL!

Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of Family Life.

By: kbaggott

kbaggott — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:02:54 +0000

I wasn’t completely sure if it was a direct translation for watermelon, or if there was a specific type of watermelon known as a Xigua…still, it needs to be exotic-looking watermelon to pass…

You know, Ximenia Caffra Fruit is also known as the Large Sour Plum, but it just doesn’t have the same ring…

By: stef

stef — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:33:27 +0000

hi, kate, AFAIK, xigua = watermelon. watermelon is just the english name and xigua is the Chinese name.