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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Cider from Heirloom Apple


Original Sin Newtown Pippin Single Heirloom Varietal...$9.99 / 750ml
  • “The Prince of Apples”
  • First harvested in 1740 in Queens, NY.
  • Coveted by George Washington and Thomas Jeferson and planted in their personal estates.
  • Benjamin Franklin had Newtown Pippins shipped to him in London in 1759.
  • Credited with establishing the U.S. fruit export industry.
  • Was popular for use in the making of hard cider.

"They have no apples here to compare with the Newton Pippin." -- Thomas Jefferson writing from Paris

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