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MUSCADINE<br />
GRAPES:<br />
THE<br />
FORGOTTEN<br />
AMERICAN<br />
FRUIT<br />
By: Cameron Glover<br />
You may have never heard of<br />
muscadine grapes, yet they have played<br />
a role in American history since the<br />
founding of our country. Muscadine<br />
grape vines were first discovered in the<br />
Roanoke colony, and in that same area<br />
the oldest living muscadine vine still<br />
thrives today.1 Muscadine grapes<br />
flourish in the Eastern United States,<br />
with plants all the way from Delaware<br />
to Florida, and as far west as Texas.2<br />
Muscadine grapes are probably less<br />
familiar because they have very thick<br />
skin and seeds inside, making it a little<br />
more difficult to consume than seedless<br />
varieties, thus limiting their popularity.<br />
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