Apple review: Jonathan

I took one bite of the Jonathan, spat it out, and told cattitude "I don't think I like this." He took a bite, ate it, and said that he didn't think it was ever going to be his favorite. Sour and not much else to say about it (moderately juicy, at least). Then we threw it out and I took out a NY428.

Apple review: NY428

This is an apple cattitude and I both like. It's crisp—he said "crunchy"—and tasty, sweet and a bit tart (not sour), and juicy. The skin is red, ranging from red like a macintosh to a deep red, almost black. Middle-sized, a reasonable snack or something to put in your bag as part of your lunch. A little googling tells me that it's an Empire/Northern Spy cross, and is also sold as "Garnet Spy." As the first name suggests, this is another variety developed by Cornell.

(Disclaimer: most of these reviews are written based on eating one apple of the variety in question, so don't allow for natural variation, and are as much for my own reference as anything else.)