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OUR APPLES

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Cameo

  • Great for Shipping

  • 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

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Yellow Delicious

  • 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

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Wealthy

  • 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

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Honey Sweet

  • Also known as Honey Cider

  • Juicy, Firm Apple

  • Hint of Pear Flavor

  • Fresh Eating, Baking, & Cider

  • Great Fried Apples

  • Sweet

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Haralson

  • 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

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Chieftan

  • Red Delicious & Jonathan Cross

  • Developed in Ames, Iowa by ISU

  • Crisp Apple

  • Great All Purpose Apple

  • Keeps 2 to 3 months refrigerated

  • Semi Tart

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Honey Crisp

  • Also known as Honey Cider

  • Juicy, Firm Apple

  • Hint of Pear Flavor

  • Fresh Eating, Baking, & Cider

  • Great Fried Apples

  • Sweet

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Zestar

  • Zesty Flavor with a hint of Brown Sugar

  • Developed at the University of Minnesota

  • Eating, Salads, & Cooking

  • Keep 6 Weeks when Refrigerated

  • Sweet Tart

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Red Delicious

  • 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

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Paula Red

  • 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

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Jonathan

  • Classic American Lunchbox King

  • Firm, Tender, Juicy Apple

  • Fresh Eating, Cooking, & Cider

  • Break down slightly when cooked

  • Keeps well in a Crisper Drawer

  • Tart

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Gala

  • 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

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Cortland

  • "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

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Braeburn

  • 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

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Red Free

  • Also known as Co-op 13

  • Firm, Crisp, Juicy Apple

  • Fresh Eating & Desserts

  • Stored in a Crisper Drawer: 8 Weeks

  • Sweet

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