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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

Years ago I bought some Red Delicious in St. Catharines' farmers' market 
from a small grower, probably shortly after picking, which were striped 
and not very brightly coloured. I'd guess they were the original or 
close to it. The flesh was was hard, crisp and very sweet although 
somewhat bland. They may have been picked at a non-optimal time or given 
too much nitrogen, or maybe the weather wasn't sunny or hot enough to 
bring out their best. It did originate in the midwest after all.

I've eaten Red Prince Delicious grown in Prince Edward County which were 
pleasantly flavoured and better than other red sports although nothing 
special.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario
Niagara Peninsula


Michael Nave wrote:
> I hope future generations never know the taste of Red
> "Delicious" (and what a fraudulent name that was). It
> is almost single handedly responsible for the decline
> in apple consumption in the latter half of the 20th
> century. No one ever ate a red delicious apple and
> said "yum, I need to eat more apples." It's the worst
> tasting apple I have ever experienced. It's not a
> plain old sugary apple. It's a plain old tasteless
> apple.
>