"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
— Apples
January 1, 1970
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American proverb, originated in the 1900s as a marketing slogan by growers concerned that the temperance movement would cut into sales of hard cider, the principal market for apples at the time. Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire (2001), , p. 22, cf. p. 9 & 50.
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American proverb, originated in the 1900s as a marketing slogan by growers concerned that the temperance movement would cut into sales of hard cider, the principal market for apples at the time. Michael Pollan, The Botany of Desire (2001), , p. 22, cf. p. 9 & 50.