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EMPIRES. (Specifically bred for upstate NY).

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Oh, named after The Empire State?

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Yes. Cross between a mac and a cortland. Perfect combo of crunch and flavor.

I will take no apple of a red delicious.

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Cortlands are my choice for fall apples. Spartans when Cortlands aren’t available. Love my Lee Valley Tools gadget that peels, slices and cores apples with the turn of the handle.

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Cortlands seem to be getting a lot of love! I'll have to give them another whirl. I also love EVERYTHING Lee Valley produces, so I'll also have to check that out!

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Empire! Crunchy delicious and keeps super well.

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A classic!

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Oct 13Liked by Amy Tector

I love a Stayman Winesap for both eating and cooking with. They are deep red, but the skin is not showroom ready, crisp but not horribly so, have a tart/sweet flavor and loaded with juice. My father’s #1 for pie-making is a Mutsu. It is a large green apple with a tart/sweet flavor and easy to cut. I love to eat them both. They come out in late September/early October and I run to the orchard to buy pounds of them to enjoy!!

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I haven't heard of either of these apples, but I am intrigued! A green apple for pie making? That seems OUTRAGEOUS!

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Oct 13Liked by Amy Tector

And I can only find them at orchards.

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Could it be a cool, fresh Cortland? They make great apple sauce!

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Oct 13Liked by Amy Tector

Oh, such an appealing question (sorry… bad pun!). Cooking/baking favourite: Cortland (a more reliable tart/sweet mix than Mac’s), and eating: Pink Lady (all the beauty of a Delicious on the outside, but a juicy, light, sassy, crisp taste with just the right amount of sweet 😋). 🍎🍏❣️

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Oh yes, the Pink Lady is very good, although I prefer a Honeycrisp for the juiciness!

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Pun is not so bad 🤔 ... a little seedy perhaps but gets to the core of things.

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Terrible, terrible, John!

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Yeah, yeah, yeah ... but at least I have skin in the game. (Too much time on my hands; I’m supposed to be studying French.)

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