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I'm sorting thru 'stuff'; have a chart here 'bout the best use of Washington apples. You might find it of interest 'cuz Washington ships apples alllll over the world. So many apples...try 'em all:

Other suggestions and comments:
Red Delicious: sweet, crisp. Excellent for salads, fair for pie, sauce, and freezing. Not recommended for baking; Season: year-round.

Golden delicious: sweet, tender; very good for salads, sauce, baking and freezing, excellent for pie; Season: year-round.

Granny Smith: tart, crisp; very good for salads, pie, sauce, baking and freezing; Season: year-round.

Gala: Sweet, crisp; good for pie and baking; very good for salads and sauce...(still being tested, for results in freezing ;-) Season: August thru March.

Fuji: Sweet-spicy, crisp; good for pie, sauce and baking; excellent for salads; still being tested for suitability for freezing; Season: year-round.

Rome Beauty/Red Rome: Slightly tart, firm; good for salads; very good for pie, sauce, and freezing; excellent for baking; Season: September thru July.

Jonagold: Sweet-Tart, firm. Good for sauce; very good for salads, pie, and baking; still being tested for freezer storage; Season: September thru April.

Braeburn: very firm. Good for all purposes; Season: October thru July.

Criterion: Sweet/complex flavor, crisp. Good for baking; very good for salads, pie, and sauce; still being tested for freezer storage; Season: October thru March.

Winesap: Slightly tart, spicy, firm. Good for pie, sauce, and baking; very good for freezing; excellent for salads; Season: October thru August.

Newtown Pippin: Slightly tart, firm; good for freezing, very good for salads and baking; excellent for pie and sauce; Season: September thru June.

Elstar: Tart, sweet, firm; good for pie; very good for salads and baking; excellent for sauce; still being tested for freezer storage; Season: September thru March.

(Whew!) those being tested for freezer storage suitability were new varieties at the time this chart was compiled. You can also get good counsel from produce managers in your local markets. Likewise, the 'season' may vary a bit for your local market, with climate and storage conditions and demand for varieties playing a part. (Our local markets have around 30 varieties of apples at various times of the year, from around the world, with special price code stickers on every apple...plus Organically Grown...

In my view, the best use for most of 'em is: cut into wedges and serve Fresh, perhaps with a cheese platter. Other people must agree; that's why Variety Packs sell so well during the holiday season ;-)

Gotta fly now; I hear a Washington apple calling my name I tellya...the radio commercials for these are more ruthlessly effective than the fizzy pop-open-the- Pepsi-can/bottle commercials!!

;-)