Article: Any way you slice it, an avocado has appeal

You've got your Haases and your Fuertes, your Bacons, Zutanos, Lou Lous, Boothes, Simmons and Dupuys. They originally came from Mexico, Guatemala and the West Indies, or maybe it was Peru after all.

Claims from the sublime to the ridiculous have been made on their behalf. They were first eaten by a Mayan princess "about 291 B.C." - give or take a couple of years. At one time, they were touted as aphrodisiacs. Nowadays, it's more important that they're cholesterol-free.

All in all, it's a good thing avocados have such tough skins.

Even those who love them best can't agree about them. California growers (who raise about 90 percent of this country's crop) speak of their Florida cousins ...

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