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Nearly Sane

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Tracing the Roots of the Big Apple
« on: May 03, 2023, 12:15:39 PM »
The Mysterious Origins of the World’s Most Famous City Moniker

A pondering on how New York got its nickname

https://www.themarginalian.org/2021/05/02/nyc-big-apple/
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Re: Tracing the Roots of the Big Apple
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2023, 11:20:09 AM »
My big apple is Cottenham Seedling, a cooker from 1923, so celebrating its centenary this year, but I haven't bothered tracing its roots.
https://www.applesandorchards.org.uk/product/cottenham-seedling/
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