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The following table lists the best baking and cooking apples in North America, as well as the era of introduction.

NAME INTRODUCED DESCRIPTION
Fuji 1962 Sweet and juicy, firm, red skin
Granny Smith 1868 Moderately sweet, crisp flesh, green skin
Jonathan 1820s Tart flesh, crisp, juicy, bright red on yellow skin
McIntosh 1870 Juicy, sweet, pinkish-white flesh, red skin
Newton Pippin 1700s Sweet-tart flesh, crisp, greenish-yellow skin
Rhode Island Greening 1600s Very tart, distinctively flavored, green skin
Rome Beauty 1820s Mildly tart, crisp, greenish-white flesh, thick skin
Winesap late 1700s Firm, very juicy, sweet-sour flavor, red skin

1 pound of apples = 2 large, 3 medium, or 4 to 5 small apples
1 pound of apples = 3 cups peeled and sliced apples

An average apple contains:

  • 80 calories
  • 18 g carbohydrates
  • 5 g fiber
  • 170 mg potassium
  • 1/2 g fat
  • 0 cholesterol
  • 0 sodium
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I live in Southern Cal, not

Submitted by Charlotte Keyes on Wed, 2009-11-18 13:10.

I live in Southern Cal, not far from the coast, and not many apples grow well here. However, there is one, "Anna", and it makes a TERRIFIC pie!! I am so lucky to have a tree in our backyard.

Hi, Happy Thanksgiving! I

Submitted by Sandy Plubell on Tue, 2009-11-17 08:33.

Hi, Happy Thanksgiving! I work on an apple farm in central PA & used to use only Rome apples for pies, now I use a mixture of apples for my pies, usually Golden Delicious, Cortland, Jonagold & Rome . My boss things they taste wonderful.... YUM !!!

Love granny smith pie holds

Submitted by Barry Gratt on Thu, 2009-11-12 11:10.

Love granny smith pie holds up great

I have to vote for the

Submitted by Joan Jackson 3 on Thu, 2009-10-29 07:26.

I have to vote for the Northern Spy also. Just picked up the last peck a local apple grower had for sale.These will go for the Thanksgiving pies.

I like jonadells,or

Submitted by Karen Betts on Tue, 2009-10-27 12:02.

I like jonadells,or johnathons for baking has any one ever heard of a wolfriver apple. I saw one once as a little girl on my uncles' farm it was huge and when you bit into it there were big sugar pockets all through it.

Yellow Transparent! Grandma,

Submitted by Elizabeth Donald on Fri, 2009-09-25 07:19.

Yellow Transparent!
Grandma, in west-central Ohio, grew several apple trees, and would use ONLY yellow transparent for making apple sauce, but they were good in pies too.

I think you forgot one of the

Submitted by Jim Krug on Tue, 2009-09-22 07:53.

I think you forgot one of the finest pie apples...the Northern Spy from upper NY state. My mother wouldn't use any other for her great apple pies!

I totally agree!! Spy apples

Submitted by Krissy Johansen on Wed, 2009-09-23 15:45.

I totally agree!! Spy apples are the best for apple pie AND apple butter making! Jonathans are good too!

Another great one is Yellow

Submitted by Cheryl Clark 2 on Tue, 2009-09-22 19:58.

Another great one is Yellow Transparent but no one seems to grow them. My Grandma had a tree at her farm and she made the best apple pie with them.