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Hass avocados have been on plates around the world, but did you know they came from a single tree in California?In 1926, a mail carrier and amateur botanist named Rudolph Hass got three avocado seedlings from a Whittier nursery. He planted them on his La Habra Heights property, thinking that they were a Guatemalan variety. But once the tree grew, the fruit was starkly different from anything he’d seen.Once he tried the fruit, the rich and nutty flavor stood out to him.
But when his children tasted the flesh inside, they thought it tasted great — nuttier and creamier than the Fuerte. And when Hass tried it, he agreed. So he got on board.He eventually filed for a U.S. plant patent in 1935, naming the variety after himself, and partnered with a local nursery to sell and promote his avocados.Other terms used for avocado have included “alligator pear,” “midshipman’s butter,” and “agovago pears” .
But it slowly caught on. A shortage of fats and oils created by World War II meant people had got used to turning to avocado for its rich fat content.
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