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Slow Browning Apple

Fresh Eating, Baking, Frying, & Salads

Commonly used in Apple Sauce

Holds shape well for cooking

Great for Chunky Fillings

Stored in a Crisper Drawer: Several Weeks to a Month

Semi Tart

Also known as Golden Delicious

Firm, Crisp, Juicy Apple

Fresh Eating, Baking, Frying, & Salads

Great for Pies, Applesauce, & Preserves

High sugar content great for Cider

Sweet

Delicious Tart Flavor

The first Wealthy was a Cherry Crabapple Seedling

First grown in Minnesota

Eating & Baking

Best for Pies, Crisps, & Sauces

Keep 6 Weeks when Refrigerated

Tart

Also known as Honey Cider

Juicy, Firm Apple

Hint of Pear Flavor

Fresh Eating, Baking, & Cider

Great Fried Apples

Sweet

Orchard Favorite Baking Apple

Crisp, Firm, Juicy Apple

Fresh Eating, Baking, & Cider

Great for Cheese Trays & Salads

Tends to hold its shape during baking

Great for Canning & Drying

Great Winter Keeper

Tart

Red Delicious & Jonathan Cross

Developed in Ames, Iowa by ISU

Crisp Apple

Great All Purpose Apple

Keeps 2 to 3 months refrigerated

Semi Tart

Also known as Honey Cider

Juicy, Firm Apple

Hint of Pear Flavor

Fresh Eating, Baking, & Cider

Great Fried Apples

Sweet

Zesty Flavor with a hint of Brown Sugar

Developed at the University of Minnesota

Eating, Salads, & Cooking

Keep 6 Weeks when Refrigerated

Sweet Tart

Discovered on an Iowa Farm

Tender, Crisp, Juicy Apple

Fresh Eating & Desserts

Break down easily for sauces & soups

Stored in a Crisper Drawer: up to 1 Month

Sweet

Discovered naturally in an orchard in Michigan

Fresh Eating, Baking, & Cooking

Slow Browning Apple

Breaks down well for Baking & Sauces

Good Apple for Drying

Crisper Drawer: 2 Weeks

Tart

Classic American Lunchbox King

Firm, Tender, Juicy Apple

Fresh Eating, Cooking, & Cider

Break down slightly when cooked

Keeps well in a Crisper Drawer

Tart

Result from a Golden Delicious and Kidd's Orange Red apples

Great All-Purpose Apple

Fresh Eating, Cooking, & Preserved Preparations

Stored at Room Temperature: 1 Week

Stored in a Crisper Drawer: 1 to 3 Weeks

Sweet

"Salad Queen"

Slow Browning Apple

Crisp Apple

Fresh Eating & Cooking

Tend to hold their shape when cooked

Good Apple for Drying

Good Keeper

Semi Tart

Thin skinned but can withstand most bruising

More advanced flavor when eaten slightly below room temperature

Fresh Eating & Baking

Great in salads, slaws, & on charcuterie boards

Hold shape when cooked

Crisper Drawer: 1 Month

Semi Tart

Jonathan & Delicious Cross

Developed in Ames, Iowa

All Purpose Apple

Good Storage Qualities

Sweet

Also known as Co-op 13

Firm, Crisp, Juicy Apple

Fresh Eating & Desserts

Stored in a Crisper Drawer: 8 Weeks

Sweet