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On Sunday, September 14, 2003, at 03:56  PM, road's end farm wrote:

> On Friday, September 12, 2003, at 11:02 PM, list@ginda.us wrote:
>
> > I went to the supermarket the other day and saw a big bin in the 
> > "seasonal produce" section prominently labeled "McIntosh Apples".  It 
> > was full of nice, unusually large mac-like apples.  Clearly this 
> > season's fruit.  "Gee", I thought, "I didn't realize the macs were 
> > in, yet."  Then I looked more closely.  Every apple bore a little 
> > sticker stating "Paula Red".
> >
> > I bought a few.  They were very good, and did taste a lot like macs.
> >
> > Ginda Fisher
> If you feel like bothering, you could ask to talk to the produce 
> manager, who might either a) not have a clue and have thought they 
> were macs or b) have thought none of the customers would know what 
> Paula Red was and that they would sell better labeled as McIntosh.
>
> Produce managers don't know what the customers are thinking, often, 
> because nobody tells them.
>
> --Rivka
> Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly
On the theory that anyone who cared could tell - after all, they were 
individually labeled, and I examined the label because they didn't 
really look like macs - I decided not to do anything.  I suppose if it 
becomes a habit I may complain.  I think the apples would have sold 
under any name, as they looked terrific.  "Tastes like Mac" would have 
been helpful and accurate.  It is a shame that (1) the sign is 
misleading and (2) this rather good apple isn't getting the recognition 
it deserves.

Empire looks more like a McIntosh than Paula Red, but I think Paula Red 
tastes more like a Mac.

Ginda