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Steven Rinella

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The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

That's tart.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

And it's coming from seeds, right?

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Yeah.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

That's what happens.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

If you graft an apple tree, if you graft an apple tree, let's say you have a Honeycrisp.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

You graft that apple tree, you're going to get that same apple.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Exactly.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

That's exactly right.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

And it was this version of basically because of cross pollination, you had no idea whatever seed you put in the ground, you had no idea what kind of apple you'd get, but they were usually small and they were usually tart.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

And despite what Disney teaches you in melody time, which I won't sing the song because we don't have the rights to it.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

But if you, if you are a kid that grew up, especially around church, you'll remember the Lord's been good to me.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

And so I think the Lord forgiving me, the things I need, the birds and the bees and the apple seeds, the Lord's been good to me.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Uh,

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

It is very much all about apple tarts for the settlers.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

It's all about apple pies.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

It's all about this wholesome American story of westward expansion, which again, after his death, he kind of becomes the Mickey Mouse of westward expansion.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

So we can kind of ignore the brutality and the bloodshed that went into that.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

But it's not true.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

Every single apple, the seeds that he got even came from cideries.

The MeatEater Podcast
Ep. 886: Who Was the Real Johnny Appleseed?

And the apples he was making were all for alcohol.