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'''John Ballou''' was an early fruit packer in California. Ballou shipped the first prunes from California to the east coast- 130 pounds in 1859, and 11 tons in 1868<ref>Rich Buchner, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZIOk7KIgDVAC&lpg=PA4&ots=NGkMjfxE6_&dq=%22john%20ballou%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q=%22john%20ballou%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false Prune Production Manual]. University of California Agriculure and Natural Resources publication #3507, 2012, Regents of University of California</ref>. | '''John Ballou''' was an early fruit packer in California. Ballou shipped the first prunes from California to the east coast- 130 pounds in 1859, and 11 tons in 1868<ref>Rich Buchner, [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZIOk7KIgDVAC&lpg=PA4&ots=NGkMjfxE6_&dq=%22john%20ballou%22%20%22san%20jose%22&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q=%22john%20ballou%22%20%22san%20jose%22&f=false Prune Production Manual]. University of California Agriculure and Natural Resources publication #3507, 2012, Regents of University of California</ref>. | ||
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John Ballou was an early fruit packer in California. Ballou shipped the first prunes from California to the east coast- 130 pounds in 1859, and 11 tons in 1868[1].
Ballou also experimented with dipping prunes for better quality[2].
References
- ↑ Rich Buchner, Prune Production Manual. University of California Agriculure and Natural Resources publication #3507, 2012, Regents of University of California
- ↑ Robin Chapman, California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of the Silicon Valley. 2013, American Palate/History Press.