Best for eating out of hand: Gala, Fuji, Mutsu, Jonathan, Cameo, Golden Delicious, Cortland, Empire, Red Delicious, McIntosh, Braeburn, Winesap, Pink Lady, Sundowner
Best for pies: Northern Spy, Golden Delicious, Rhode Island Greening, Pippin, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Gravenstein
Best for applesauce: Pippin, Rhode Island Greening, McIntosh, Elstar, Cortland, Fuji, Gala, Gravenstein
Best for baking: Rome, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Pippin, Gala, Braeburn, Northern Spy, Gravenstein, Rhode Island Greening, York Imperial, Cortland, Winesap
Best for making salads: Cortland, Golden Delicious, Empire, Gala, Red Delicious, Fuji, Winesap, Criterion, Pink Lady
4 Gala Apples
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
2 Tablespoons turbinado sugar
¼ Cup raisins
2 Tablespoons toasted walnuts
½ Cup apple juice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Wash apples and core them leaving the bottom still attached. Add ¼ cup apple juice to the bottom of a lipped baking pan. In a small bowl mix together nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar, raisins, walnuts and remaining ¼ cup apple juice. Fill middle of each apple with mixture and place in baking pan. Cover with foil and bake for 25- 30 minutes, until apples are soft. When serving apples, spoon baking juices over them.