Cooking: 'Bramley apples' from England, looking for substitute

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Dutchlady1 Naples, FL (Zone 10a) November 15, 2007 12:26 PM Post #4195111	When making apple pies in England Bramley apples are the apples of choice. Here I have found Granny Smith to be similar in flavor but not in texture. What tart apples to you recommend for use in apple pies?I have a wonderful Dutch Apple Pie recipe that I intend to make for the holidays. I'm in SW Florida so depend on what gets trucked in, no apple growers here!!
MaVieRose High Desert, CA (Zone 8a) November 15, 2007 1:17 PM Post #4195269	personally i prefer combination of golden delicious or gala so i do not have to use more sugar. i hope these links help u decide http://www.pickyourown.org/applepiefilling.htm , http://www.applesource.com/marktdir.html edited to add link: http://www.pickyourown.org/apples.htm , http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1997/9-12-1997/apple... , http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/apples/varieties.html This message was edited Nov 15, 2007 8:31 AM
Dutchlady1 Naples, FL (Zone 10a) November 16, 2007 2:08 PM Post #4199346	Those are some very nice resources; I wish I didn't need to stick with the commercially available varieties. I will give it a try!! Thanks.

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