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[Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>]

Donna, my Shinkos are just coming in now and I have read elsewhere  
that it is a later one so I question the date at Corvallis.  This year  
their taste is poor - gritty, tough skin, and lacking in flavor and  
sweetness.  Kosui and Yoinashi on the other hand were excellent.
Scott

> Now that the Asians have reached the point of edibility, the  
> Kieffers are still better.  According to Corvallis Shinko should  
> have been ready to eat a month ago, which implies that all 3 are  
> KG.  However, the one labeled KG seems a bit less edible than the  
> others, so maybe not.    Donna