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[derry and bill <wchase@interchange.ubc.ca>]

Tom,

If you are buying Fuji in August, they must either be from NZ or Chile OR 
they are
last year's crop and ten months old.

Some where I read that they are trying to bring in a law that apples over a
certain age (six months? seven months? eight months?) cannot be sold.

Derry

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I think the Fuji you got may have been past its prime, or just not a good
one.

What is all the fuss over Fuji apples?  I broke down and tried one
yesterday, and the first thing that came to mind was Red Delicious.  It
had overtones of the "powdery" flavor I associate with Red Delicious.
Fuji is very juicy, but the flavor is nothing special.  It must have great
cost of production values.

Fuji parentage: Red Delicious and Ralls Janet

Later,
Tom