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[Suzi Teghtmeyer <srt175f@smsu.edu>]

At 08:57 PM 02/20/2001 +0000, Mark Lee wrote:
> In the second edition of the Fruit, Berry and
> Nut Inventory, I found 
> an apple variety called Itzstedler Apfel (Prunterkroger) that has the
> following description...
>
> "Quite unusual, sweet tart flavor with a hint of almond".
>
> Anyone tasted this variety?  I never heard of "almond"
> being a flavor 
> component of any apple.  The only source listed is the Living Tree
> Centre of Berkeley (no phone number listed).  I couldn't find any
> reference to this nursery on the internet.  Has anyone done business
> recently with this nursery?  They are also listed as the ones that
> discovered the variety Cinnamon Spice that has a "very rich, sharp
> cinnamon flavor which lasts in the mouth for some time". 
> Marketing 
> hype, or do these flavorful apples really exist?
> -Mark Lee
> Seattle

Mark,
I looked in my 3 copies of the Register of New Fruit and Nut
Varieties covering 1920-1997 and neither are listed.

using
www.swithchboard.com
I found
Living Tree Community Foods
1760 Solano Ave, 
Berkeley, CA 94707-2218 
Phone: (510)526-7106

A possible hit?????

----Suzi

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