I am fortunate that the orchard where I buy these apples grows a large variety of apples. I have tried most of them and Rubinette is my clear favorite for eating fresh. I also make pie and sauce from them. It is hard for me to describe the flavor, but it's the best apple I have ever eaten. It keeps well in the refrigerator and I buy several bags when they become available so that I can enjoy them through the fall. I often eat slices of apple with a bit of peanut butter on them, but Rubinette never needs anything on it. It's wonderful all on its own. I don't think it would win any beauty contests, being a smaller apple, and sort of a muddy greenish color with red blush, but I don't care how it looks! A couple of years back, I made Apple Pie Jam from Rubinette apples and it was better than the batch I made from Honeycrisp.

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