sf wrote:
> <sigh> Years ago, my father sent me a generic xmas basket
> of fruit from the midwest and I almost cried because it
> tasted sooooo good!
>
> Western apples (even Washington St.) are a mere shadow of
> flavor compared to midwest apples. I don't have a clue what
> eastern apples are like, but they have to be better than
> western apples.

Agreed. I haven't had a decent apple since I left Indianapolis in
1998. the Washington and Oregon apples we have here are dry, tasteless
and mealy.

-L.