Speaking of "up", the number of ranked apples in the list found in the first post of this thread is up to 94! I've been editing my list as we approach full-on apple season. Here are some of the latest additions:
- Red Transparent (1.5, #82) - A variation of the far superior Yellow Transparent (or just "Transparent"), Red Transparent is a typical low-end summer apple that's really only suited for sauce-making.
- Tydeman's Red (1.5, #79) - Same story as Red Transparent; a mushy summer sauce apple.
- Redfree (2.5, #55) - A step above the previous two thanks to its admirable crispness, but it's just too bland to recommend for eating out of hand.
- Saint Edmund's Pippin (7.5, #19) - Now we're talking! I love russety apples! SEP reminds me of Esopus Spitzenburg (7, #20), which in turn is (to me) a lesser version of the mighty Cox's Orange Pippin (9, #7). I think I like SEP a titch better than Esopus. Definitely an apple I'd have again.
- Apples currently in my refrigerator (ranked from worse to best) - Redfree, Summer Rambo, Envy, Earligold, Saint Edmund's Pippin, Zestar! (heaven!), Burgundy bliss!