Cortland apple
Malus domestica 'Cortland' · Pome fruit
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The Cortland is an early American McIntosh-type apple — a large, slightly flattened fruit with a dark, purplish-red blush over a green-yellow ground and pure white, tender flesh. Sweet with a gentle tartness and a faint vinous, McIntosh-like perfume, it is best known for flesh that is unusually slow to brown after cutting, which makes it a favourite for salads, fruit plates and garnishes.
Picking a good onedrag
UnderripeOverripe
Just ripeBuy itCrisp and balanced — eat it, or bake it
SkinFull colour, faint wax
FleshFirm, no give
StemGreen, attached
SmellFaintly sweet at the stem
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What you get from one
90%
Edible part
182 g · core out
202 g
Weight each
each one
60%
Juice
600 ml a kilo
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 17× longer than the counter.
90–95%
Humidity
Gentle
Airflow