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Summer Treat	Mollie Delicious
August and September	Late August through October
Fresh-eating	Fresh-eating, baking
Sweet, crisp	Crisp, sweet. Lively, mild
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 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	McIntosh
September though October	September through December
Excellent all purpose apple	Fresh-eating, salads, cooking
Crisp, sweet, tangy	Spicy, aromatic, slightly tart, crisp
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.	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	Macoun
September through October	Late September to early October
Fresh eating, salads	Fresh eating, salads, baking, sauce
Mild, tender, crisp, slightly tart	Mild, crisp
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.	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	(Red) Delicious
October to January	October through December
Fresh eating, baking	Fresh eating, salad
Medium sized, attractive red apply, mild, firm	Sweet. Tough, bitter skin
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.	Delicious is one of the most famous American apples, and one of the most widely grown apple varieties. Although the name is similar, Delicious (often known as Red Delicious) and Golden Delicious are entirely different varieties. Red Delicious is a medium-sized apple, with a tall conical shape and a dark, intense crimson color. Red Delicious has a strong sweet flavor.

Golden Delicious	Golden Russet
	October to January
Fresh eating, dessert, cooking, freezing	Fresh eating, cider, storage
Large, yellow fruit, very sweet, thin skinned	Sugary, dense, rich flesh
Golden Delicious was first discovered in the USA at the end of the 19th century. The fruit (when fresh from the tree) is exceptionally sweet, and keeps in storage for a long time after harvest. It can be used both for dessert and cooking purposes.	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.