Apple primer

By Kitchen Gadget Girl | Published: October 17, 2008

As I wrote about for Uptake this week, we stopped by Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville last weekend to pick up a bushel of apples

Gizdich Farm Apples

for my annual apple sauce making project. Gizdich nicely provides a worksheet to help figure out which apples you need. Here is a brief summary:

Eating apples (not good for cooking)

Honey Crisp
Royal Gala
Red Delicious
Braeburn
Fuji

Cooking apples (good for sauce or butter)

Pinova
Golden Delicious
Newton Pippin
Mutsu

apples
Granny Smith

Pie apples

Golden Delicious
Newton Pippin
Mutsu
Granny Smith

I came home with a 1/2 bushel each of Pinova and Golden Delicious. At the moment, the boxes are sitting in my garage, giving off the most wonderful aroma. Soon, very soon, I will begin the saucing and buttering process. Then my kids will once again be happy!

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