Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved ...

With over 7,500 known varieties, apples have been cultivated ... The Catshead is primarily known as a cooking apple, excelling in pies, apple tarts, and sauces due to its ability to hold its ...

Discover which varieties are best for pies ... but sometimes I like to use a different combo of apples in recipes to balance ...

A cooking apple will become more like an eater in storage ... Seek out apples that are firm, with smooth and unblemished skin. Early varieties, such as Discovery, Beauty of Bath and Worcester ...