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|    Wilson to Michael Trew    |
|    Re: What happened to McIntosh Apples?    |
|    17 Mar 22 11:24:20    |
      From: nowhere@nearyou.com              On 3/17/2022 12:51 AM, Michael Trew wrote:       > On 3/16/2022 15:25, Geoff Rove wrote:       >> I bought some Macs after not having any for 10 years.       >> Just no flavor at all. I've never seen any Organic Macs, if they exist       >> they are getting exported.       >       > I'm not sure. We've always bought McIntosh apples (I assume that's what you       > mean, and not Macintosh computers) for apple pie, and I can't say that I've       > noticed a difference. Perhaps the time of year is the issue. I know that       > apples are a lot more fresh in the fall, and at this point, many of them may       > have been in cold storage for many months (not as fresh).       >       > Cross-posted to rec.gardens.edible              It's not Mac season and they never held that crispness long. Remember those       mealy, tasteless apples from school lunch? Those were Macintosh.              Get them in September/October and you'll find what you remember. ;)              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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