The One Apple Variety Farmers Say to Always Skip By Laurel Randolph

While the rainbow of apples available at the supermarket doesn’t hold a candle to the thousands of varieties grown at orchards, there can still be a good dozen or more to pick from this time of year. It’s hard to know what’s worth reaching for, and what you should pass on by. That is, unless you did what I did, and asked a few apple farmers. These fruit aficionados have tasted more apples than the average shopper, and they have strong opinions about which are worth spending your grocery budget on.