Fancy Grade Selected Tasmanian Apples

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By using terms like select and fancy, the packer hoped people would associate this with a better tasting product, like sweeter apples. Fruit and vegetable crates were stacked for t ransport all over the world and to identify one brand from another the growers and pickers developed fancy labels for the sides of the boxes. At one time Tasmania, Australia was a major producer of pears and apples for the entire world. Times changed and almost all the growers went down under. Show more