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[jim <jmc1@epix.net>]

Extension of Don's note:  "pip" was Old English syn for seed.

Jim Cummins, Geneva

Don Yellman wrote:

> Technically, "pippin" means nothing more nor less than an apple from a
> tree that has been grown from a seedling.  Perhaps the author of the
> recipe wanted to suggest use of a tart apple, but thought that the word
> "pippin" sounded attractive.  Well, it does sound nice.  It means
> seedling.  Rgds, Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA
>
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