Economy
When apples could pay your debts
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
Because nothing says 'I am a reliable borrower' quite like hauling rapidly rotting fruit to your local creditor. In colonial America, hard metallic currency was so overwhelmingly scarce that early settlers practically reverted to kindergarten bartering. Apples, alongside corn and tobacco, became officially accepted mediums of exchange, meaning you could literally eat your life savings if you got hungry enough.
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