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They include "Ben Davis"! in their "ark of taste".  Now Ben Davis is undoubtedly worth preserving as it has many good qualities and is probably a useful breeding parent.  But I've never heard anyone make a favorable comment about it's flavor.

Ginda

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> From: "Michael D. Bathrick" <bathrick@berkshire.net>
> Date: March 9, 2005 11:45:15 AM EST
> To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: RE: [NAFEX] American Slow-Food "Hall of Fame"
> Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>
> Here's the apple list -
> http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark/heritage_apples.html
>
> They have a lot of sites associated with the slow Food movement -
> it's a little hard to find things at times.
>
> Mike
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org 
> > [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lisa
> Almarode
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:19 AM
> > To: North American Fruit Explorers
> > Subject: Re: [NAFEX] American Slow-Food "Hall of Fame"
> >
> > Is there a full list somewhere?  Seems to me the link just 
> > points to new foods voted onto the ark.  For example, surely 
> > they would have selected some apples...
> >
> > > It's interesting to see which cultivars Slow-Food has 
> > nominated to its 
> > > "Ark of Taste", a sort of hall of fame meaning these 
> > connoseurs have 
> > > decided its the best.
> > > Click on:  Slow-FoodArk of Taste
> >
> >
> > Lisa in Ashland Oregon
> > USDA Z7 - Sunset Z7 - 1800' - 19" annual rainfall