TheSnackHound

When I cam across this auction, I knew that I had to report to you about it.  You see, there is a woman in Maine who is selling a magical apple.  This said apple was purchased when said woman was pregnant, and apparently in the phase of wanting to purchase apples.  Apparently, this lovely red apple was never eaten.  Time went by, said woman gave birth to a baby girl.  The baby is now eight months old, making the apple over a year old.

While time has marched on, the apple remains the same in its Red Delicious splendor.  Therefore, the unblemished, unrotted apple has been deemed magical.  Because of the economic times the owner of this apple has befallen, although she probably hates to part with this prized possession, the apple is now on the auction block.  The starting bid is just .01.  Of course, the starting bid does not reflect the true value of the apple, but is an enticement for the obvious bidding war that will ensue.

(Just a sidenote:  There is a produce sticker on the side of the apple.  At a much earlier date, we all learned exactly what the four digit code means.  As this apple sports four digits, it means it is a conventional apple.  It is not organic, yet not Frankenfood either.  Just your innocent, regular, everday apple minding its business.  According the International Federation for Produce Fruit Standards, it is considered a “small” Red Delicious apple under 100 size…whatever 100 indicates.)

If you don’t believe me, click here and see the auction for yourself.   Shipping is free.  That means, you could buy this apple much more economically than rolling down to the grocery store today.  How can you calculate the depreciation of an apple once it has left the store?  Is there such a thing?  Perhaps the subject has not come up because no one expects an apple to celebrate a birthday or anniversary.

There are theories for this.  Maybe just my own.  I suspect that this apple could have survived for one of two reasons.   The quality of the owner’s refrigerator is top of the line, and the apple has been carefully preserved as a result.  Theory 1B states that perhaps the fridge is on the fritz and actually froze the apple.  People eat wedding cake after a year, afterall.   The second theory is that the apple has so much artificial wax to create its sheen that it acts like a preservative or more so, like embalming. That doesn’t sound appetizing, I know.

So,  step right up and see if this apple brings magic into your life.  I’ll certainly be reporting back with the latest developments.