Courtlands are one of my favorites too. But my DH says MacIntoshes right off the
tree are even better than courtlands, harder, crisper. They just dont store at all.
Courtlands, of course, store magnificently well. Our frig in the basement was
specifically used to store our Courtlands and we ate them most of the winter. by
spring they were only good for pies and such and then we started using up the
greenings. Ingrid

sockiescat wrote:
oh my ghods, NO! a Cortland is NOT one of those nasty mealy
MacIntoshes. ew! how could you *possibly* confuse the two?!
a Courtland is crisp, with a tender (but not too tender)
skin, & sweet with just the right amount of acid bite. good
for eating *and* baking.
a MacIntosh is a nasty, mealy, hard skinned apple suitable
only for apple sauce. they're just a step up from Red
Delicious.


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