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	Summer Treat	Season: August and September. Quality: Sweet, crisp. Use: Fresh-eating. Summer Treat is possibly the best summer apple for fresh-eating. If you like an apple with a sweet, uncomplicated taste, Summer Treat is a good apple to start the season. Don't wait, as peak flavor for this variety doesn't last long.
	Mollie Delicious	Season: Late August through October Quality: Crisp, sweet. Lively, mild Use: Mollie was developed in the 1960s at Rutgers. It is a Gravenstein cross with Golden Delicious which suggests mild apple and mild it is, though interesting. It is a large to very large fruit with a conical shape. It is highly recommended for cooking and a very good fresh eating apple for those who prefer a milder apple.
	Brock	Season: September though October Quality: Crisp, sweet, tangy Use: Brock apples are a fabulous all around apple. Definitely a must try. The variety was developed at Highmoor Farm, a University of Maine research farm. It is a Golden X Mac cross. The fruit is large and pinkish red over cream in color. Excellent storage ability.
	McIntosh	Season: September through December Quality: Spicy, aromatic, slightly tart, crisp Use: Nothing quite compares with Mac for fresh eating. The crispy, juicy, and tangy firm, yet tender, white flesh is perfumed and spicy in a way that no other variety can match. Mac is a good kitchen apple although it doesn't hold shape when cooked. True McIntosh fans won't consider any other variety and eat them all winter. They do get softer in storage but the flavor holds up very well.
	Cortland	Season: September through October Quality: Mild, tender, crisp, slightly tart Use: Cortland is a large, red apple with fine, smooth, white flesh that is a very slow to brown which makes it a superb choice for salads. It can be a very good fresh eating apple if it hasn't been off of the tree too long.
	Macoun	Season: Late September to early October Quality: Mild, crisp Use: Fun, aromatic and juicy like its parent, McIntosh, Macoun has a loyal following of fans that scour farm markets in early October to find this unique variety. At its brief peak of flavor after picking, it can be one of the best fresh eating experiences you will find. This variety won't come to you, you will have to seek it out. If you like McIntosh, you will want to try Macoun. Many say that it has all of the great qualities of Mac with an extra dimension that makes its flavor superior. It also surpasses McIntosh for baking.
	Empire	Season: October to January Quality: Medium sized, attractive red apply, mild, firm Use: Empire is a cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh and combines the best qualities of each. It is firmer and sweeter than McIntosh and keeps longer. It has some of the sweetness of Red Delicious with much more character. Empire is better for baking than either of its parents. A good all purpose apple.
	Red Delicious	Season: September through November Quality: Sweet, tough, bitter skin Use: Fresh eating, salad
	Golden Delicious	Season: October through December Quality: Large, yellow fruit, very sweet, thin skinned Use: Fresh eating, dessert, cooking, freezing
	Golden Russet	Season: October to January Quality: Sugary, sense, rich flesh Use: An old American variety that is the essence of a European gourmet apple—rich, dense, fine grained, full-flavored and crunchy. Golden Russet is considered to be the best cider apple of all time by many. If you are interested in trying a more challenging apple than what you typically find in the store, this is a good choice.