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  • From: list@ginda.us
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] apples are now sold by variety name (sort of)
  • Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:51:39 -0400


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





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