Apple Usage Guide
What is the best apple variety for baking? For use in salads? How about fresh as a snack? Find your favourite apple variety below and see how best to use it.
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Fresh |
Salads |
Pie |
Sauce |
Baking |
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Ambrosia |
Sweet, low acid, crisp |
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Cortland |
Mild, sweet and crisp |
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Crispin |
Sweet and firm |
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Empire |
Slightly tart, juicy and crisp |
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Fuji |
Super-sweet and crisp |
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Gala |
Sweet, fragrant and crisp |
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Golden Delicious |
Sweet mellow and crisp |
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Honeycrisp |
Sweet, juicy and crisp |
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Idared |
Tart and keeps flavour when baked |
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Jonagold |
Tangy-sweet crisp |
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McIntosh |
Mildly tart, juicy but sweetens as it ripens |
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Northern Spy |
Sweet and crisp |
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Red Delicious |
Sweet and crisp |
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Red Prince |
Crisp, sweet and tangy |
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Spartan |
Slightly tart and crisp |
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