Photo: ACL 17859
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Photo: ACL 17859 A photo from the Collier Museums: Not a great photo but at least a partial view of this ACL ventilated boxcar. Bob Chaparro Hemet, CA
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mel perry
those are wierd looking wstermelons mel perry
On Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 7:13 PM Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io <chiefbobbb=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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They look like pumpkins to me.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of mel perry
those are wierd looking wstermelons mel perry
On Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 7:13 PM Bob Chaparro via Groups.Io <chiefbobbb=verizon.net@groups.io> wrote:
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
Perhaps, Mel, but I wonder if they are just quite a bit larger than we are used to. Cordially, Don Valentine
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Eric Hansmann
Those could be of the Moon and Stars variety, or Sugar Baby. There have been many varietals. Here are some.
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Eric Hansmann Murfreesboro, TN
On Dec 22, 2019, at 7:59 AM, Douglas Harding <doug.harding@...> wrote:
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Eric's post points out that produce that would have been loaded into freight in the steam era may at times have little resemblance to what you might see in the market today. Agriculture and the genetics of the food raised have changed radically. New varieties
of crops are continually created by cross breeding and selection to meet threats such as disease, and market pressures, such as no bruises or blemishes.
Regards,
Bruce Smith
Auburn, Al
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Eric Hansmann <eric@...>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2019 8:24 AM To: main@realstmfc.groups.io <main@realstmfc.groups.io> Subject: Re: [RealSTMFC] Photo: ACL 17859 Those could be of the Moon and Stars variety, or Sugar Baby. There have been many varietals. Here are some.
Eric Hansmann
Murfreesboro, TN
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Matthew Hurst
One on the left back of the truck looks like an abnormally large neck pumpkin.... the one that looks like a U....at least that’s what my wife says.
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Love the cars! Matthew Hurst Modeling the late great PRR and the tini tiny H&BTM Winchester, VA
On Dec 22, 2019, at 7:59 AM, Douglas Harding <doug.harding@...> wrote:
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Donald B. Valentine <riverman_vt@...>
I wondered about pumpkins as well, Doug, but these have too much length for any pumpkin variety I've ever seen even some grown hereabouts that have gone well over 1,000 pounds. Some have been carved into Cindarella's coach for display at fairs. My best, Don Valentine
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radiodial868
Southern-grown watermelons. Real thick rind (made great watermelon pickles) deep red juicy flesh with lots of black seeds. Weighed a ton, but shipped and stored well. Fell out of favor in the early 1970's because of that weight, thick rind and seeds. So, we now get those bland, tasteless, smaller and sometimes seedless things in the stores.
RJ Dial (ex USDA guy)
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