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  • From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
  • To: <nafex@egroups.com>
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] apple varieties with unusual histories?
  • Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:56:31 -0600

Esopus Spitzenburg! Not only was it Thomas Jefferson's favorite, it's a
terrific tasting apple.
Doreen Howard

-----Original Message-----
From: mike tomlinson <tugger@netreach.net>
To: nafex@egroups.com <nafex@egroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 6:21 PM
Subject: [nafex] apple varieties with unusual histories?


>I'm working on a draft of a "coffee table" book on apples, hard cider
>and early American history and would appreciate any leads as to
>varieties with unusual histories or backgrounds that might interest
>the average lay person. I already have Newtown Pippin and Benj
>Franklin, and Lady and Pliny. Can anyone suggest any others? Also if
>anyone has any apple jokes they would be appreciated. They only one I
>have so far is: What do you get if you divide the circumference of an
>apple by the diameter? Apple Pi. Sort of Lame!
>I'll footnote any help.
>Thanks
>Mike Tomlinson
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