Varieties - Storage Tips - Usuage

PAULARED		Tender, white inside, juicy and sweet-tart. Good for eating and cooking. Discovered in Sparta, Michigan. Does not store well for long periods of time.
JONAMAC		Firm and crisp. Finely textured and mildly tart-sweet. Good for eating and cooking. Not a good keeper.
McINTOSH		Sweet-tart flavor. Auromatic and juicy with a tender texture. Good for eating, sauce and pies. Stores well under refrigeration.
CORTLAND		Tender and white inside, tart-sweet. Cross between McIntosh and Ben Davis apple. Good for eating, sauce, cooking and salads. Does not turn brown quickly when exposed to air. Not good long term storage.
EMPIRE		Firm and juicy, mild tart-sweet. One of our most popular apples. Cross between a McIntosh and Red Delicious. Developed in New York. Named after the Empire State Building. Good for pies, eating, sauce, and baking. Good keeper when refrigerated.
RED DELICIOUS		Crisp texture, full flavored sweet taste. Discovered over 100 years ago in Iowa. Good for eating Not recommended for cooking or baking. Keeps well when refrigerated.
IDARED		Tangy, tart-sweet, and firm. Good for eating, cooking, sauce and baking. Good keeper when refrigerated.
MUTSU		Juicy, mildly sweet and crunchy. Cross between Golden Delicious and Japanese Indo aka Crispin. Developed in Japan. Often compared with Granny Smith apple. Large green apple good for eating, baking, cooking, pies and sauce. Stores well under refrigeration.
NORTHERN SPY		Hard, tart and crunchy. Antique variety. Considered by many to be the best pie apple grown. Good for cooking and baking. When very ripe, a good eating apple. Stores well under refrigeration.
JONAGOLD		Crisp, juicy and sweet-tart. Cross between a Jonathan and a Golden Delicious apple. Good for eating, cooking, sauce and baking.
GALA		Crunchy, sweet zesty flavor with distinctive color. Good for eating, cooking and baking. Keeps well under refrigeration.
HONEY CRISP		Very crisp, juicy, sweet and full flavored. "Hot" new variety in limited supply. Good for eating, cooking and baking.
GINGER GOLD		Firm, juicy, distinctively sweet and spicy. Good for eating and cooking.
GOLDEN DELICIOUS		Fine textured, juicy and sweet. Good for eating, cooking, salads and baking. Very good keeper when refrigerated.