I realize I have the advantage of living in an area where there is a huge selection of apples for eating and/or pie. I make a freezer full of apple pies every fall. I freeze them raw and bake them straight from the freezer. I never get anything but rave reviews for my apple pies. The one thing I would never ever use is Granny Smith. I know they are recommended many times and I think it's because there are so few choices in parts of the country. Granny Smith,in my opinion, are tasteless and hard. I find they never cook up so that you end up eating crunchy apple pie. My favorite, early gold, is from our wonderful orchards close by. Yellow delicious, Ginger golds, and a multitude of others also work really really well. Just never Granny Smith. I think a variety of apples is even better. Just never Granny Smith.

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