Kingston Black
Dabinett
Yarlington Mill
(but those three ain't for eatin'!)

Seriously, though...

Pacific Rose
Pink Lady
Honeycrisp
Fuji
Cortland
Golden Delicious
Red Delicious
Gala
Granny Smith

Red Delicious are inedible.

I'm fond of Fuji, Empire, Northern Spy. As a kid, I loved Jonathans and Macintoshes, but the latter seem to have been crossed with Red Delicious and I've not seen the former in years.

I really don't know one apple from another but I like those small sort of pinkish ones to eat. I'm not overly fond of apples but those are better than the others IMHO.

The only blog I'll ever need turned me on to the Pink Lady apple. A new fave. Will not check out Honeycrisp and Fuji. Till TOBYEN, my list stopped at Macintosh, Granny Smith and whatever apple happened to be in the pie.

The stupid blog software made me say "not check out" when in fact I quite plainly meant "will now check out".
When the heck are they going to get the Internet fixed!

Like jl, I first learned of the Pink Lady on this blog. It is my favorite but when late summer rolls around, they (along with Cripp's Pink, which is the same apple, but without the licensing and marketing costs) disappear from our grocery stores.

EL's recommendation of the Honeycrisp as a substitute was appreciated because it seemed to arrive in stores at about the same time Pink Ladies disappeared.

Having been raised on Red Delicious apples--the roast beef, medium of pomaceous fruit--these two recommendations opened a whole'nother world for me.

That's why I call Elizabeth, "Dr. Apple".

Pomaceous fruit.
Well I'll be a suck-egg mule. Bucky, you've been hanging out with McIntyre (which, as far as I know, is not any type of apple ... yet).

I eat a Red Delicious everyday.

Still a devotee of Stayman Winesap

Another Red Delicious hater here.

I like the taste of Fuji's, but don't care for the thick peel (and am too lazy to peel them), so I don't get them often. I like Gala, Braeburn, Empire, Jazz, and some other ones whose names are escaping me at the moment.

I never buy Pink Lady apples because they seem to always be really large, and I prefer a more normal sized apple.

I like Honey Crisps, but I greatly dislike the marketing strategy of restricting supply to keep the price higher. I rarely buy them because I don't want to encourage the apple cartel.

Where do you buy Jazz? EL

My husband's favorite eating apple is the Rome Beauty, and they have been increasingly difficult to find around here. He was ecstatic when we found them at the Waverly market.

Did anyone else catch Michael Pollan talking about the evolution on the apple (and other plants) on PBS a week or two ago? It was fascinating--I knew people used apples for cider, but I had no idea few people ate apples way back when because they were mainly sour. The sweet eating apple is a modern invention.

Honeycrisp apples are so good it's unfair. One of my buddies told me scientists only know one of honeycrisp's two parent strains. It's impressive that honeycrisps have come so far, considering they grew up in a broken household.

Where do you buy Jazz?

I've bought Jazz apples at the Canton Safeway, although they don't have them all of the time. I believe I've gotten them at Whole Foods in Harbor East on occasion as well.

I'd rather eat broken glass than a Red so-called Delicious (well, almost...) Mealy, tasteless, ick!

I'm a big fan of Mountaineer apples, grown in West Virginia, as well well as Golden Delicious, Stayman Winesap, Pink Lady, Spy, and Honeycrisp.

I love Jazz apples. I get them at the Superfresh at the first exit off 83 North. The Superfresh closer to me (41st Street) does not seem to carry them. They are expensive ($2.49/lb) bu smart shoppers know how to reduce the cost on produce.

It's definitly right up there with Honeycrisps for me although the apple is smaller. All these comments make me want a Pink Lady as it's been a while (my Finacee's favorite). The oddly sell them at my work's Cafeteria (USPTO) @$0.99/lb.

Honeycrisps are the truth!

Never had that Jazz or a Pink Lady. Would anyone recommend them over a Honeycrisp? Can you improve on perfection?

I'm just amazed at all the Red Delicious hate...

I was raised on that apple and while it's not the top of my list anymore, it's still delicious to me.
The sound it makes when you bite, the crispness of the flesh, and the juice that is contained...

Red Delicious...I mean it's in the name!

Matt K wrote: They are expensive ($2.49/lb) but smart shoppers know how to reduce the cost on produce.

You can't just leave that hanging, Matt. How?

I refuse to eat road apples.

i'm betting matt k's method would better be described as "unscrupulous shopping" rather than "smart shopping". i hope i'm wrong.

They are expensive ($2.49/lb) bu smart shoppers know how to reduce the cost on produce.

What? Change the little stickers? I hope that's not what you're talking about.

When I was a child, my parents would drive to Browning's Orchard in Fleming County, Kentucky, every fall, and buy two tremendous bags of apples, one of winesaps and one of jonathans. We stored them in a cold room and ate them for weeks. Actualy, we usually ate the winesaps and used the jonathans in cooking. I wish I had a cache of them now.

jl, "pomaceous" is from the Latin "pomum," or apple.

I like Cortland apples but they're so big I need to skip lunch in order to finish one. I mostly get Pink Lady or Braeburn.

Yeh, I have been known to try out an apple type by placing it into a bag containing other apples.

I did write in jest as I need a bit of a pick me up this morning. But Jazz apples are pretty good. I wouldn't say they are better than the Crisps but it's definitly worth trying one out.

I like the Golden Delicious, but not the Red. Also like Granny Smith and Gala too.

I will check out these others you all are mentioning

granny smiths and a jar of crunchy pb = my ultimate comfort food

A hungry stomach cannot hear

Prof McIntyre wrote: jl, "pomaceous" is from the Latin "pomum," or apple.

I love it when I can pair Latin and a made-up word like "whole'nother" in the same sentence.

I think we Dining@Large bloggers should develop a press release declaring xenocide on Red Delicious apples.

Uh...xenocide...may I have the derivation, Prof. McIntyre?

Jazz™ apples were created in New Zealand and they are a cross between Braeburn and Royal Gala. The scientific name is Scifresh, and the marketing name is Jazz™ which is owned by ENZA. They are now grown in New Zealand and also Washington State so that they can be on the retail shelves 12 months a year. They are a fabulous crisp, sweet-tangy, juicy apple. They are an apple with Attitude!

Dahlink, I stopped at the Canton Safeway on the way home and spotted Romes, as well as Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, Gala, Fuji and others. Didn't see any Jazz there today.

Thanks, Hal--noted!

You can find out where to buy Jazz apples on their website. www.jazzapples.com

My fave is Stayman Winesap, but most any more-tart-than-sweet apple works for me.

A couple of days ago I made a double batch of apple-based "mincemeat" using Rome and McIntosh; mmmm-BOY is it tasty! The first "official" use will be a pie on Thanksgiving. It's also a wonderful toppng for smearcase.

Bucky,

The word originated from Orson Scott Card and it is the act of causing the complete extinction of an entire species.

What's the latin for road apple? Pomme de strada?

Huzzah for Mountaineers! Also a big fan of Nittanys, which are similar. And I do like Mutsus.

Dottie, what is this "smearcase" of which you speak?

Recently tried an apple developed in British Columbia- Ambrosia.
My new #1 snacking apple.
Sweeter and smaller than Honeycrisp.

1.Ambrosia
2.Honeycrisp
3.Golden Delicious
4.Winesap
5.Gala

has anybody been able to try the SweeTango?

Eve, smearcase is an old Baltimore desert, kind of like a not very sweet cheesecake. Hohn's Bakery in Highlandtown has it. Good stuff.

It appears that to the Pennsylvania Dutch (and probably the Germans) "smearcase" means cottage cheese (or, I suspect, farmers cheese).

In Baltimore the term has come to refer to the cheesecake-like product that Lissa describes, rather than just the ingredient.

I have to find a recipe for smearcase. It'd be awesome with bittersweet chocolatedrizzled on top and a few fresh red raspberries.

It appears that to the Pennsylvania Dutch (and probably the Germans) "smearcase" means cottage cheese (or, I suspect, farmers cheese).

In Baltimore the term has come to refer to the cheesecake-like product that Lissa describes, rather than just the ingredient.

I suspect it's farmers cheese too, Hal. The cottage cheesy kind though, because Giant sells something it calls farmers cheese that's a hard cheese of some type.

mmmmmmmmmm, cottage cheese and apple butter

I had a very tasty Jonathan from Baugher's of Westminster at lunch today. From Eddie's on Eager Street, FWIW.

McINTOSH APPLES RULE!
JONAMACS ARE GOOD TOO.
PINK LADIES & GALA ARE NICE.
CAMEO'S ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEWEST APPLE.
RED DELICIOUS TASTE YUCKY BUT ARE EVIDENTLY THE HEALTHIEST.
NEVER HEARD OF JAZZ.

Welcome, E Mack.

I'm sure you weren't meaning to shout, but that is what all caps means on the Internet. I'm hoping you stick around, and you'll blend in a lot better if you use mixed case.

If it tastes yucky, I don't care how healthy it is.

Saw the jazz apples at Publix this weekend so I bought some. Pretty tasty, but I think I like the gala and granny smith better.

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