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Red Delicious Apple (Malus Communis)
  
Washington, Oregon Michigan, Pennsylvania Virginia and California are
big producers of Red Delicious Apples
Available year around. Peak season is late August through November
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| Handling Tips and General Information: |
Red Delicious Apples are the most popular eating apple in the United
States...Unfortunately, it is one of the more boring of the pome fruits...Red Delicious
Apples were bred to be very good looking apples, easily shipped and easily stored
for long periods of time under special chilled and inert gas environments...It has a dark
red skin, shiny in appearance, and when in season, can be quite fresh and juicy tasting.
It is not used for cooking as it doesn't retain its shape and gets mushy.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Red Delicious Apple but was afraid to
ask: http://www.rootabaga.com/fresh/reddelicious_profile.html
Some great Apple recipes http://www.epicurious.com/b_ba/b02_twelve/apple/ba_12apples.html |
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