2. Golden Delicious: Smooth, sweet taste and tender texture. Best for eating raw; cutting up in saldas; and making applesauce, cider, pies or other desserts.
3. Gala: Crisp and snappy with mellow sweetness. Best for fresh eating or in salads and sauces.
4. Fuji: Sweet-tart flavor; stays crisp for weeks. Good all-purpose apple that's best for fresh eating, salads and applesauce.
5. Granny Smith: Crisp with sour apple flavor; Good all-purpose apple.
6. McIntosh: Juicy with lightly tart-flavor and fresh apple aroma. Excellent in applesauce, cider and salad or for fresh eating. Also used in pies.
7. Rome: Mild, sweet flavor and firm texture. Most popular for baking.
8. Ida Red: Tangy-tart flavor. Flavored for sauces, pies and desserts.
9. Jonathan: Juicy flavor with a spicy tang and tender texture. Use for fresh eating and cooking.
10. Empire: Sweet-tart taste and extra crisp. Use for fresh-cut slicess, candy and caramel apples, and baking. Excellent lunch box snack.
* Prepare apple dishes just before serving to minimize browning. You can also protect cut apples from browning by dipping them in a solution of one part citruc juice and three parts water.
* Fruit bowls are beautiful, but they're not the best way to store apples. To maintain their crispness, keep apples refrigerated.
* Buy shiny apples. If they appear dull, they won't be crisp and tasty.