I buy a bushel of Jonagolds and two or three others each year (varieties depend on crop), and they're great for cooking or eating. I make around three gallons o

I buy a bushel of Jonagolds and two or three others each year (varieties depend on crop), and they're great for cooking or eating. I make around three gallons of apple butter and a gallon or two of spiced cider total, and I still have enough for at least two five pound pies and some for eating. Nice, firm apples that don't break down too readily when cooked and with a pleasant tartness. I buy honeycrisps by the peck for eating, and I've tried cooking with mutsus, detroit reds, and september wonders, and few others, but jonathans and jonagolds have proven themselves staple worthy in my kitchen.