A GUIDE TO APPLES

A GUIDE TO APPLES

October is apple month. Be sure to pick the right apple for your palate.

Summer – Flavor: sour; Texture: tender.

McIntosh – Flavor: spicy; Texture: tender.

Jonathon – Flavor: tart and spicy; Texture: crisp.

Red Delicious – Flavor: sweet and rich; Texture: soft and crunchy.

Golden Delicious – Flavor: rich and sweet; Texture: semi-firm and crisp.

Law Rome – Flavor: bland; Texture: semi-firm.

Stayman – Flavor: spicy; Texture: firm.

Empire – Flavor: tart; Texture: tender.

Melrose – Flavor: crisp; Texture: mild.

Crispin – Flavor: spicy; Texture: firm.

Criterion – Flavor: sweet; Texture: firm.

Fuji – Flavor: super sweet; Texture: hard and crunchy.

Gala – Flavor: very sweet; Texture: firm and crisp.

Granny Smith – Flavor: tart; Texture: hard and crunchy.

Redcort – Flavor: tart and spicy; Texture: crisp.

Honeycrisp – Flavor: distinctively sweet; Texture: crisp.

Source: Ohio Apples Marketing Program and The Washington Apple Commission