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[sidsmom]

I LOVE Pink Ladies, but...man oh man they are expensive!

Last couple years the apples have been hit/miss.

I'll get a bag of shiny, firm, heavy apples only to be mealy when I eat.

Oooof....nothing like a bad apple (ha!).

[sueinsf]

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@Caligurll wrote:

@rustee I've never seen a Macoun that I am aware of, but if I ever run across them I will give them a try!

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I used to love Macouns when I lived on the East coast, but I don't think you get them here (if so, they are hard to find).  I like most crisp apples.  I used to like Black Arkansas but I hardly ever see those anymore.

[SilleeMee]

Macouns are the parents of the Honeycrisps.

[sidsmom]

@SilleeMee

When I was working, I used to bring a raw cut-up apple w/ cinnamon to microwave after lunch.  It would smell so good!  It's been 5 years, but I know I could stick my nose in that microwave...and scents of cinnamon/apple would still be there! Ha.

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[Burnsite]

They don't keep well, so I only get them if I am in New England in the brief fall season:  MacIntosh. The uber-apple to me.  Fragrant, juicy, but a good bite in season.  Gets mushy really soon after its peak though.

I like Granny Smiths too, but they are a bit hard to bite into.

[maximillian]

Mutsu (also kniown as Crispin), Honey Crisp and September Wonder.

[sunshine 919]

Granny Smith.

[feline groovy]

Good for you, @SilleeMee.  

Haven't tried that many yet, but so far I'm a Gala gal.  Another native fruit from New Zealand.

[noodleann]

The Empire. It came out of the Cornell University labs in the 1940s, which sort of takes all the romance out of it, but it's still wonderful and my all-time favorite apple. It's a cross between Red Delicious, which I don't like, and Macs, which I do.

Some info on apples of NYS, a great apple-growing region.

http://www.nyapplecountry.com/varieties

[shell garden]

RED DELICIOUS APPLES

And, the darker the outside, the better.  Cold from the refrigerator, with a little sea salt on the slices. YUM!