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From: de@moscom.UUCP (Dave Esan)
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Subject: Re: Nectarine vs Peach
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Date: Fri, 20-Sep-85 13:23:24 EDT
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> 
> 	Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until
> they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste
> the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since
> I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know?
> 

I had always heard that a nectarine was a mutation of a peach, that the USDA
had propogated (one of their success stories.)

David Esan
(ritcv!moscom!de)


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