Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On Mon, 2 Dec 2024 13:19:38 -0800, John Ames wrote:

On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 22:11:22 +0100 D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
 

I think chickens and turkeys that have have been bred to maximize
meat spoil the playing field.

 
Ahh, ok, yes that makes sense.

 
See also the Red Delicious, the certified 100% *least* delicious apple
on the planet throughout *any* of our lifetimes...

Yeah, but they last forever... 

https://web.archive.org/web/20180824070017/https:/www.nytimes.com/
2000/11/04/us/perfect-apple-pushed-growers-into-debt.html

The Red Delicious almost wiped out the Washington apple industry. They'd
went all in on the cultivar and when the consumers finally decided the
apple sucks they were in trouble. Did they learn?  Hell, no.

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-honeycrisp-apples-went-from-marvel-to-
mediocre-8753117

Long story, but they then jumped on Honeycrisps. The apples weren't bred
to grow in Washington's climate nor were they meant to be a year around
commodity apple.