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["Martha L. Davis" <martha_davis@earthlink.net>]

The one time I had Akebia fruit, it was from a grocery store in Japan.  It 
wasn't that great.  It seemed pretty bland and while I like good vanilla 
custard a lot ( this comparison is often made) I'd far rather have vanilla 
custard.  However as we all know fresh picked fruit can be a whole lot better 
than the grocery store, so maybe it wasn't a fair test.

Martha