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[Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>]

Um, Vogue isn't exactly a peer-reviewed scientific journal. But thanks for 
the marketing idea, which might be useful to some creative fruit seller on 
the list.

Melissa

--- On Mon, 11/29/10, Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NAFEX] The Swiss anti-aging apple: Uttwiler Spätlauber
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 6:56 PM
> My fruit group's fearless leader just
> sent me a link for this amazing apple: the Uttwiler
> Spätlauber.  Apparently it is a gene bank miracle
> story with the one-of-a-kind apple being saved from
> extinction only to be discovered as a beauty product used by
> the rich and famouse (the article cites Michelle Obama as a
> fan).
> 
> http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/A_Swiss_apple_a_day_keeps_wrinkles_at_bay.html?cid=7668056
> 
> Being on the down hill side of beauty myself, anyone know
> of a North American source for this variety?  lol
> 
> Sarah 
> zone 3
> Edmonton, AB